MD vs LFST vs DVA Stock Comparison

Pediatrix Medical, LifeStance Health and Davita Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DVA Davita Inc.
$193.83 +10.7% 1M +53.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.29B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.17B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMDLFSTDVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.37B $5.21B $12.29B DVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 103.4x 13.4x DVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 85.3x 12.7x MD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +20.4% +6.4% LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.2% 6.5% DVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% 16.5% DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 3.6x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.2% +173.9% +53.2% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +2.6%/yr +13.4%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 50.4% 45.4% MD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 70/100 63/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

MDLFSTDVA

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

AxisMDLFSTDVA
Valuation 84 #16 of 92 51 #46 of 92 93 #7 of 92
Growth 13 #76 of 87 90 #10 of 87 33 #59 of 87
Profitability 75 #22 of 86 59 #36 of 86 77 #21 of 86
Financial Health – 76 #24 of 97 27 #71 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 76 #14 of 55 87 #8 of 55
Overall 57 70 63
  • MD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • DVA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMDLFSTDVASPY
1 month +12.0%+14.7%+10.7% +0.7%
3 months +10.2%+27.0%-18.8% +3.7%
6 months +29.6%+80.2%+24.9% +7.1%
Year to date +36.4%+93.8%+70.6% +12.8%
1 year +63.2%+173.9%+53.2% +11.9%
3 years +155.7%+138.9%+152.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.8%+33.7%+36.3% +22.8%
5 years +7.1%+13.9%+87.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+2.6%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years -52.1%—+251.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%—+13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDLFSTDVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%50.4%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%41.6%41.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.56-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.533.451.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-71.7%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%0.0%-19.6% -1.2%
52-week high $29.54$13.64$240.98 $779.14
52-week low $16.97$4.81$103.87 $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.

MultipleMDLFSTDVA
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 26.0x 103.4xmedian 26.0x 13.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 3.3xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 39.1xmedian 15.4x 8.0xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 21.5x 30.0xmedian 21.5x 9.5xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.2x 3.5xmedian 3.2x -20.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 0.87 3.25median 0.87 0.46median 0.87

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 monthsMDLFSTDVA
Revenue $1.96B $1.58B $14.17B
Gross profit – $531.85M $4.57B
Operating income $212.58M $78.43M $2.12B
Net income – $50.60M $1.22B
Free cash flow – $173.91M $1.29B
EPS (diluted) $1.84 $0.13 $14.05
Cash & equivalents $311.92M $225.94M $495.63M
Total debt – $258.99M $10.77B
Shares (diluted) 81.41M 387.30M 65.50M
Enterprise value $2.37B $4.34B $11.15B

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
MetricMDLFSTDVA
P/E 15.4x 103.4x 13.4x
P/FCF 9.2x 30.0x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.9x 6.6x
P/S 1.2x 3.3x 0.9x
P/B 2.8x 3.5x -20.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 4.0x -15.1x
EV/EBITDA – 39.1x 8.0x
EV/EBIT – 66.9x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 30.2x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.1x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 3.25 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDLFSTDVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 20.4% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 18.2% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.2% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.7% 32,780% 3.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 35.2% 13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 413.3% 11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 32.2% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.7% 412.8% 34.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 31.8% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.9% -1.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 87.0% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 44.8% 0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 158.0% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDLFSTDVA
Gross margin – 33.6% 32.3%
EBITDA margin – 8.5% 19.9%
Operating margin – 4.9% 15.0%
Pretax margin – 4.2% 10.7%
Net margin – 3.2% 6.5%
FCF margin – 11.0% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.7% 13.2%
Return on equity 17.3% 3.4% –
Return on assets 7.0% 2.3% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% 16.5%
Return on capital employed – 4.2% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDLFSTDVA
Debt / assets – 11.9% 60.4%
Debt / equity – 0.2x -18.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 8.3x
Liabilities / assets 60.3% 32.3% 103.3%
Equity / assets 39.7% 67.7% -3.3%
Interest coverage – 7.8x 3.6x
Current ratio – 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.85 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDLFSTDVA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 9.6%
Shareholder yield – 1.9% 9.6%
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.

ConsensusMDLFSTDVA
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 85.3xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.40FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $15.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% +50.0% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $14.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +11.9% -3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDLFSTDVA
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.9% 91.0%
Institutions holding 302 287 623
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.9% -5.0%
Institutions buying 153 205 303
Institutions selling 101 55 223
Buyers to sellers 1.51 3.73 1.36

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.

MDLFSTDVA
MD 1.00 0.21 0.12
LFST 0.21 1.00 0.04
DVA 0.12 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MD, LFST and DVA?

Davita (DVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pediatrix Medical (MD) $2.37B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.21B, Davita (DVA) $12.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, MD, LFST and DVA?

Davita (DVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 15.4x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 103.4x, Davita (DVA) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pediatrix Medical (MD) is cheapest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 12.2x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 85.3x, Davita (DVA) 12.7x). 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: Pediatrix Medical (MD) +1.9%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%, Davita (DVA) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Davita (DVA) has the highest net margin (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%, Davita (DVA) 6.5%). On return on invested capital, Davita (DVA) leads (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%, Davita (DVA) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: Pediatrix Medical (MD) +63.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +173.9%, Davita (DVA) +53.2%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) +1.4%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +2.6%/yr, Davita (DVA) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pediatrix Medical (MD) has been the steadiest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 41.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.4%, Davita (DVA) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MD, LFST and DVA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Davita (DVA) 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.