PRVA vs LFST vs DVA Stock Comparison

Privia Health, LifeStance Health and Davita Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DVA Davita Inc.
$181.73 +1.8% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.88B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.01B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Davita leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Davita 6, LifeStance Health 3, Privia Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRVALFSTDVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $5.13B $11.88B DVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 97.7x 101.3x 14.0x DVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.3x 81.9x 11.9x DVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +20.4% +6.4% PRVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 3.2% 6.0% DVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% 17.0% DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 3.6x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.2% +156.4% +40.3% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +1.9%/yr +9.8%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 50.5% 45.2% PRVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 70/100 68/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

PRVALFSTDVA

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

AxisPRVALFSTDVA
Valuation 74 #25 of 92 51 #46 of 92 93 #7 of 92
Growth 78 #20 of 87 90 #10 of 87 35 #57 of 87
Profitability 58 #37 of 86 59 #36 of 86 86 #13 of 86
Financial Health 69 #31 of 97 77 #23 of 97 27 #71 of 97
Shareholder Returns 31 #39 of 56 75 #15 of 56 96 #3 of 56
Overall 62 70 68
  • PRVA 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

PeriodPRVALFSTDVASPY
1 month +10.8%+10.6%+1.8% -0.2%
3 months -12.1%+16.5%-24.1% +3.9%
6 months -12.1%+70.8%+21.1% +8.2%
Year to date -7.9%+86.1%+60.0% +12.9%
1 year -15.2%+156.4%+40.3% +12.3%
3 years 0.0%+132.7%+136.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+32.5%+33.3% +23.3%
5 years -12.4%+10.0%+59.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%+1.9%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+224.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+12.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePRVALFSTDVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%50.5%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%41.4%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.56-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.473.100.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-71.7%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-2.1%-24.6% -1.2%
52-week high $28.10$13.38$240.98 $779.14
52-week low $19.10$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.

MultiplePRVALFSTDVA
P/E now vs peer median 97.9xmedian 24.6x 99.3xmedian 24.6x 13.9xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 14.6x 37.6xmedian 14.6x 7.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 21.6x 28.8xmedian 21.6x 7.2xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x -15.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -12.42median 0.66 3.12median 0.66 0.38median 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 monthsPRVALFSTDVA
Revenue $2.36B $1.58B $14.01B
Gross profit – $531.85M $4.53B
Operating income $44.88M $78.43M $2.13B
Net income $33.84M $50.60M $1.19B
Free cash flow $131.13M $173.91M $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $0.13 $12.82
Cash & equivalents $412.20M $225.94M $668.96M
Total debt – $258.99M $10.78B
Shares (diluted) 131.83M 387.30M 66.09M
Enterprise value $994.16M $4.25B $9.09B

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
MetricPRVALFSTDVA
P/E 97.9x 99.3x 13.9x
P/FCF 21.0x 28.8x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 23.0x 5.3x
P/S 1.2x 3.2x 0.8x
P/B 3.3x 3.4x -15.2x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 3.8x -11.7x
EV/EBITDA 41.2x 37.6x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 52.2x 64.2x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 17.9x 29.0x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 23.1x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.42 3.12 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTDVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 20.4% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 18.2% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.2% 5.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.8% 32,780% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 58.0% 35.2% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% 413.3% 3.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 32.2% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.6% 412.8% 18.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 31.8% 36.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.7% 48.9% 17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 87.0% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.7% 44.8% 25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.3% 158.0% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTDVA
Gross margin – 33.6% 32.4%
EBITDA margin 2.4% 8.5% 20.3%
Operating margin 1.9% 4.9% 15.2%
Pretax margin 2.4% 4.2% 10.5%
Net margin 1.2% 3.2% 6.0%
FCF margin 5.6% 11.0% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 13.7% 15.7%
Return on equity 4.1% 3.4% –
Return on assets 2.3% 2.3% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% 17.0%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 4.2% 14.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 4.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 4.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTDVA
Debt / assets – 11.9% 60.9%
Debt / equity – 0.2x -14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 32.3% 104.3%
Equity / assets 56.3% 67.7% -4.3%
Interest coverage – 7.8x 3.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.41 4.67 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTDVA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 2.0% 13.2%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 2.0% 13.2%
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.

ConsensusPRVALFSTDVA
Forward P/E 87.3xFY2026 81.9xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.25FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $15.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +72.0% +50.0% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.29BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $14.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +11.9% -3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRVALFSTDVA
Held by institutions 97.8% 97.9% 91.0%
Institutions holding 300 286 622
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +1.9% -5.0%
Institutions buying 160 204 303
Institutions selling 102 55 223
Buyers to sellers 1.57 3.71 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.

PRVALFSTDVA
PRVA 1.00 0.19 0.06
LFST 0.19 1.00 0.05
DVA 0.06 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRVA, LFST and DVA?

Davita (DVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Privia Health (PRVA) $2.75B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.13B, Davita (DVA) $11.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRVA, LFST and DVA?

Davita (DVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Privia Health (PRVA) 97.7x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 101.3x, Davita (DVA) 14.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Davita (DVA) is cheapest (Privia Health (PRVA) 87.3x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 81.9x, Davita (DVA) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Privia Health (PRVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Privia Health (PRVA) +24.1%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%, Davita (DVA) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Davita (DVA) has the highest net margin (Privia Health (PRVA) 1.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%, Davita (DVA) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Davita (DVA) leads (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%, Davita (DVA) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: Privia Health (PRVA) -15.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +156.4%, Davita (DVA) +40.3%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Privia Health (PRVA) -2.6%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +1.9%/yr, Davita (DVA) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Privia Health (PRVA) has been the steadiest (Privia Health (PRVA) 32.3%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%, Davita (DVA) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRVA, 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 6. 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.