LFST vs RDNT vs USPH Stock Comparison

LifeStance Health, RadNet and U S Physical Therapy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RDNT RadNet, Inc.
$73.54 +3.9% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

U S Physical Therapy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (U S Physical Therapy 5, LifeStance Health 4, RadNet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFSTRDNTUSPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.00B $5.78B $1.31B RDNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 99.3x -270.9x 40.9x USPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 81.9x 138.8x 29.7x USPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +18.9% +11.3% LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% -0.9% 4.0% USPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 1.5% 9.3% USPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.5x 1.5x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +156.4% -9.9% -3.9% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr +18.9%/yr -3.7%/yr RDNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.5% 42.3% 40.1% USPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 39/100 59/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

LFSTRDNTUSPH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLFSTRDNTUSPH
Valuation 51 #46 of 92 40 #56 of 92 76 #23 of 92
Growth 90 #10 of 87 22 #68 of 87 29 #62 of 87
Profitability 59 #36 of 86 47 #46 of 86 61 #34 of 86
Financial Health 77 #23 of 97 43 #56 of 97 46 #53 of 97
Shareholder Returns 75 #15 of 56 44 #32 of 56 82 #11 of 56
Overall 70 39 59
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • RDNT ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • USPH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLFSTRDNTUSPHSPY
1 month +10.6%+3.9%+3.0% -0.2%
3 months +16.5%+16.3%+10.8% +3.9%
6 months +70.8%+27.0%+20.6% +8.2%
Year to date +86.1%+3.1%+12.0% +12.9%
1 year +156.4%-9.9%-3.9% +12.3%
3 years +132.7%+189.3%+3.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%+42.5%+1.2% +23.3%
5 years +10.0%+137.3%-17.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.9%+18.9%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years —+950.6%+50.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+26.5%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLFSTRDNTUSPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.5%42.3%40.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%42.4%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.040.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.10-0.23-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.7%-56.2%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-12.9%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $13.38$84.48$91.00 $779.14
52-week low $4.81$51.87$59.00 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLFSTRDNTUSPH
P/E now vs peer median 99.3xmedian 24.6x -270.9xmedian 24.6x 40.9xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 14.6x 26.2xmedian 14.6x 14.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 21.6x -16.8xmedian 21.6x 20.4xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 4.1xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.12median 0.66 33.09median 0.66 -32.04median 0.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLFSTRDNTUSPH
Revenue $1.58B $2.27B $812.20M
Gross profit $531.85M $261.62M $151.70M
Operating income $78.43M $70.78M $76.52M
Net income $50.60M $80.00K $49.87M
Free cash flow $173.91M -$344.77M $64.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $-0.27 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $225.94M $726.27M $24.89M
Total debt $258.99M $1.33B $173.13M
Shares (diluted) 387.30M 78.73M 15.07M
Enterprise value $4.13B $3.33B $1.50B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTUSPH
P/E 99.3x -270.9x 40.9x
P/FCF 28.8x -16.8x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 18.7x 15.7x
P/S 3.2x 2.5x 1.6x
P/B 3.4x 4.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.0x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 37.6x 26.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 64.2x 90.3x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 29.0x -18.5x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 20.6x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.12 33.09 -32.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTUSPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 18.9% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 14.1% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% 17.8% 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32,780% 8.5% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 5.9% 9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 413.3% -99.3% -6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -74.7% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 412.8% -35.8% -14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.8% -8.2% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.9% 18.5% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 87.0% 19.6% 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.8% -1,140% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 158.0% -66.2% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTUSPH
Gross margin 33.6% 11.5% 18.7%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 10.7% 12.2%
Operating margin 4.9% 3.1% 9.4%
Pretax margin 4.2% 1.5% 8.3%
Net margin 3.2% -0.9% 4.0%
FCF margin 11.0% -15.2% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 13.7% 10.2%
Return on equity 3.4% 1.4% 10.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 0.5% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 1.5% 9.3%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 2.1% 6.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 3,876x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 2.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTUSPH
Debt / assets 11.9% 31.5% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.5x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.5x -3.9x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 32.3% 67.0% 64.0%
Equity / assets 67.7% 33.0% 36.0%
Interest coverage 7.8x 1.0x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.67 1.87 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTUSPH
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 2.0% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% -0.1% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLFSTRDNTUSPH
Forward P/E 81.9xFY2026 138.8xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $0.53FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +700.0%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +71.7% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $2.68BFY2026 $799.06MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -1.2% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFSTRDNTUSPH
Held by institutions 97.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 286 328 217
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +6.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 204 175 98
Institutions selling 55 110 90
Buyers to sellers 3.71 1.59 1.09

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LFSTRDNTUSPH
LFST 1.00 0.25 -0.20
RDNT 0.25 1.00 0.23
USPH -0.20 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFST, RDNT and USPH?

RadNet (RDNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.00B, RadNet (RDNT) $5.78B, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFST, RDNT and USPH?

U S Physical Therapy (USPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LifeStance Health (LFST) 99.3x, RadNet (RDNT) -270.9x, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 40.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) is cheapest (LifeStance Health (LFST) 81.9x, RadNet (RDNT) 138.8x, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LifeStance Health (LFST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%, RadNet (RDNT) +18.9%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

U S Physical Therapy (USPH) has the highest net margin (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%, RadNet (RDNT) -0.9%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) leads (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%, RadNet (RDNT) 1.5%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: LifeStance Health (LFST) +156.4%, RadNet (RDNT) -9.9%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) -3.9%. Over five years, RadNet (RDNT) compounded fastest (LifeStance Health (LFST) +1.9%/yr, RadNet (RDNT) +18.9%/yr, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 2.09%. LifeStance Health (LFST) and RadNet (RDNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) has been the steadiest (LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%, RadNet (RDNT) 42.3%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 40.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFST, RDNT and USPH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.