MD vs RDNT vs USPH Stock Comparison

Pediatrix Medical, RadNet and U S Physical Therapy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RDNT RadNet, Inc.
$73.65 +4.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
3 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, RadNet 3, Pediatrix Medical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDRDNTUSPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.37B $5.79B $1.29B RDNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x -271.3x 40.5x MD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 139.0x 29.3x MD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +18.9% +11.3% RDNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -0.9% 4.0% USPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.5% 9.3% USPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x 1.5x USPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.11% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.2% -6.6% -1.7% MD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +18.8%/yr -4.3%/yr RDNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 42.2% 40.1% USPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 41/100 61/100 USPH

Percentile Scorecard

MDRDNTUSPH

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

AxisMDRDNTUSPH
Valuation 84 #16 of 92 41 #55 of 92 78 #21 of 92
Growth 13 #76 of 87 26 #65 of 87 31 #60 of 87
Profitability 75 #22 of 86 47 #46 of 86 61 #34 of 86
Financial Health – 44 #55 of 97 47 #52 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 50 #28 of 55 85 #9 of 55
Overall 57 41 61
  • MD 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

PeriodMDRDNTUSPHSPY
1 month +12.0%+4.2%+0.4% +0.7%
3 months +10.2%+17.5%+7.9% +3.7%
6 months +29.6%+30.2%+21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +36.4%+3.2%+10.8% +12.8%
1 year +63.2%-6.6%-1.7% +11.9%
3 years +155.7%+175.1%+3.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.8%+40.2%+1.1% +22.8%
5 years +7.1%+136.9%-19.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+18.8%-4.3% +10.9%
10 years -52.1%+975.2%+52.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.1%+26.8%+4.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDRDNTUSPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%42.2%40.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%42.5%45.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.040.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.53-0.16-0.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-56.2%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-12.8%-2.6% -1.2%
52-week high $29.54$84.48$88.86 $779.14
52-week low $16.97$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.

MultipleMDRDNTUSPH
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 26.0x -271.3xmedian 26.0x 40.5xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 26.2xmedian 15.4x 14.5xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 21.5x -16.8xmedian 21.5x 20.2xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.2x 4.2xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 0.87 33.14median 0.87 -31.70median 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 monthsMDRDNTUSPH
Revenue $1.96B $2.27B $812.20M
Gross profit – $261.62M $151.70M
Operating income $212.58M $70.78M $76.52M
Net income – $80.00K $49.87M
Free cash flow – -$344.77M $64.07M
EPS (diluted) $1.84 $-0.27 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $311.92M $726.27M $24.89M
Total debt – $1.33B $173.13M
Shares (diluted) 81.41M 78.73M 15.07M
Enterprise value $2.37B $3.34B $1.49B

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
MetricMDRDNTUSPH
P/E 15.4x -271.3x 40.5x
P/FCF 9.2x -16.8x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.7x 15.5x
P/S 1.2x 2.6x 1.6x
P/B 2.8x 4.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.0x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA – 26.2x 14.5x
EV/EBIT – 90.4x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF – -18.6x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.6x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 33.14 -31.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDRDNTUSPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 18.9% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 14.1% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.8% 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.7% 8.5% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 5.9% 9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -99.3% -6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -74.7% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.7% -35.8% -14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -8.2% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.5% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1,140% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -66.2% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDRDNTUSPH
Gross margin – 11.5% 18.7%
EBITDA margin – 10.7% 12.2%
Operating margin – 3.1% 9.4%
Pretax margin – 1.5% 8.3%
Net margin – -0.9% 4.0%
FCF margin – -15.2% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.7% 10.2%
Return on equity 17.3% 1.4% 10.9%
Return on assets 7.0% 0.5% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 1.5% 9.3%
Return on capital employed – 2.1% 6.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3,876x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDRDNTUSPH
Debt / assets – 31.5% 13.9%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x 1.5x
Debt / FCF – -3.9x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 60.3% 67.0% 64.0%
Equity / assets 39.7% 33.0% 36.0%
Interest coverage – 1.0x 7.1x
Current ratio – 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.87 2.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDRDNTUSPH
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – -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.

ConsensusMDRDNTUSPH
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 139.0xFY2026 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.40FY2026 $0.53FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% +71.7% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $2.68BFY2026 $799.06MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% -1.2% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDRDNTUSPH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 302 329 217
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +6.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 153 176 98
Institutions selling 101 110 90
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.60 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.

MDRDNTUSPH
MD 1.00 0.15 0.13
RDNT 0.15 1.00 0.22
USPH 0.13 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MD, RDNT and USPH?

RadNet (RDNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pediatrix Medical (MD) $2.37B, RadNet (RDNT) $5.79B, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, MD, RDNT and USPH?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 15.4x, RadNet (RDNT) -271.3x, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 40.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pediatrix Medical (MD) is cheapest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 12.2x, RadNet (RDNT) 139.0x, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 29.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RadNet (RDNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pediatrix Medical (MD) +1.9%, 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 (RadNet (RDNT) -0.9%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) leads (RadNet (RDNT) 1.5%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pediatrix Medical (MD) returned the most: Pediatrix Medical (MD) +63.2%, RadNet (RDNT) -6.6%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) -1.7%. Over five years, RadNet (RDNT) compounded fastest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) +1.4%/yr, RadNet (RDNT) +18.8%/yr, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) -4.3%/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) 2.11%. Pediatrix Medical (MD) 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 (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 41.2%, RadNet (RDNT) 42.2%, 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, MD, 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.