PRVA vs LFST vs MD Stock Comparison

Privia Health, LifeStance Health and Pediatrix Medical Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPRVALFSTMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.74B $5.13B $2.33B LFST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 97.5x 101.4x 13.3x MD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 87.3x 81.9x 12.0x MD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +20.4% +0.5% PRVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 3.2% 9.0% MD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% 11.3% MD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 0.8x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.2% +156.4% +65.4% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +1.9%/yr +0.8%/yr LFST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 50.5% 41.3% PRVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 70/100 71/100 MD

Percentile Scorecard

PRVALFSTMD

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

AxisPRVALFSTMD
Valuation 74 #25 of 92 51 #46 of 92 92 #8 of 92
Growth 78 #20 of 87 90 #10 of 87 37 #55 of 87
Profitability 58 #37 of 86 59 #36 of 86 85 #14 of 86
Financial Health 69 #31 of 97 77 #23 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Shareholder Returns 31 #39 of 56 75 #15 of 56 84 #10 of 56
Overall 62 70 71
  • PRVA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • MD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPRVALFSTMDSPY
1 month +10.8%+10.6%+9.7% -0.2%
3 months -12.1%+16.5%+7.4% +3.9%
6 months -12.1%+70.8%+25.7% +8.2%
Year to date -7.9%+86.1%+34.9% +12.9%
1 year -15.2%+156.4%+65.4% +12.3%
3 years 0.0%+132.7%+154.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+32.5%+36.6% +23.3%
5 years -12.4%+10.0%+3.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%+1.9%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years ——-52.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-7.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePRVALFSTMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%50.5%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%41.4%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.560.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.473.101.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-71.7%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-2.1%-2.3% -1.2%
52-week high $28.10$13.38$29.54 $779.14
52-week low $19.10$4.81$16.97 $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.

MultiplePRVALFSTMD
P/E now vs peer median 97.9xmedian 24.6x 99.3xmedian 24.6x 13.1xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 14.6x 37.6xmedian 14.6x 10.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 21.6x 28.8xmedian 21.6x 10.2xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -12.42median 0.66 3.12median 0.66 0.66median 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 monthsPRVALFSTMD
Revenue $2.36B $1.58B $1.95B
Gross profit – $531.85M –
Operating income $44.88M $78.43M $215.42M
Net income $33.84M $50.60M $174.81M
Free cash flow $131.13M $173.91M $229.94M
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $0.13 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $412.20M $225.94M $288.88M
Total debt – $258.99M $584.24M
Shares (diluted) 131.83M 387.30M 81.41M
Enterprise value $989.75M $4.26B $636.76M

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
MetricPRVALFSTMD
P/E 97.9x 99.3x 13.1x
P/FCF 21.0x 28.8x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 23.0x 9.4x
P/S 1.2x 3.2x 1.2x
P/B 3.3x 3.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 3.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 41.2x 37.6x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 52.2x 64.2x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 17.9x 29.0x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 23.1x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.42 3.12 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 20.4% 0.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 18.2% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 128.8% 32,780% 30.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 58.0% 35.2% 10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% 413.3% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 32.2% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 84.6% 412.8% 67.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 31.8% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.7% 48.9% -3.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 87.0% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.7% 44.8% -4.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.3% 158.0% 14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTMD
Gross margin – 33.6% –
EBITDA margin 2.4% 8.5% 12.3%
Operating margin 1.9% 4.9% 11.0%
Pretax margin 2.4% 4.2% 11.6%
Net margin 1.2% 3.2% 9.0%
FCF margin 5.6% 11.0% 11.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 13.7% 12.7%
Return on equity 4.1% 3.4% 19.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 2.3% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 4.2% 13.5%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 4.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 4.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTMD
Debt / assets – 11.9% 27.4%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 32.3% 58.6%
Equity / assets 56.3% 67.7% 41.4%
Interest coverage – 7.8x 6.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.41 4.67 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRVALFSTMD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 2.0% 6.2%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 2.0% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusPRVALFSTMD
Forward P/E 87.3xFY2026 81.9xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.25FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $2.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +72.0% +50.0% -0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.29BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.2% +11.9% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRVALFSTMD
Held by institutions 97.8% 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 300 286 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +1.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 160 204 153
Institutions selling 102 55 101
Buyers to sellers 1.57 3.71 1.51

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.

PRVALFSTMD
PRVA 1.00 0.19 0.24
LFST 0.19 1.00 0.21
MD 0.24 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRVA, LFST and MD?

LifeStance Health (LFST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Privia Health (PRVA) $2.74B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.13B, Pediatrix Medical (MD) $2.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRVA, LFST and MD?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Privia Health (PRVA) 97.5x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 101.4x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pediatrix Medical (MD) is cheapest (Privia Health (PRVA) 87.3x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 81.9x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 12.0x). 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%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +0.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) has the highest net margin (Privia Health (PRVA) 1.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Pediatrix Medical (MD) leads (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 11.3%).

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%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +65.4%. Over five years, LifeStance Health (LFST) compounded fastest (Privia Health (PRVA) -2.6%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +1.9%/yr, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +0.8%/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%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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