DaVita Inc.

NYSE:DVA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.6b

DaVita Valuation

Is DVA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of DVA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: DVA ($134.73) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($324.25)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: DVA is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DVA?

Key metric: As DVA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DVA. This is calculated by dividing DVA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DVA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio12.8x
EarningsUS$721.80m
Market CapUS$7.62b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does DVA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for DVA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average36.5x
CHE Chemed
21.9x9.62%US$6.1b
BTSG BrightSpring Health Services
73x29.56%US$8.4b
OPCH Option Care Health
25.8x11.64%US$5.5b
CRVL CorVel
25.1xn/aUS$3.6b
DVA DaVita
12.8x7.68%US$7.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DVA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.8x) compared to the peer average (36.5x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DVA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Healthcare Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CYH Community Health Systems
1.3x-106.07%US$421.68m
MDCE Medical Care Technologies
3xn/aUS$848.07k
NIVF NewGenIvf Group
0.03x44.27%US$571.11k
IMTH AnTix Holdings
0.09xn/aUS$105.98k
DVA 12.8xIndustry Avg. 22.5xNo. of Companies9PE01632486480+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DVA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.8x) compared to the US Healthcare industry average (22.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DVA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

DVA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio12.8x
Fair PE Ratio23x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DVA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst DVA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$134.73
US$145.88
+8.27%
13.29%US$186.00US$126.00n/a8
Jan ’27US$113.61
US$144.50
+27.19%
12.16%US$186.00US$126.00n/a8
Dec ’26US$119.24
US$144.50
+21.18%
12.16%US$186.00US$126.00n/a8
Nov ’26US$119.02
US$148.14
+24.47%
12.28%US$186.00US$126.00n/a7
Oct ’26US$132.87
US$152.88
+15.06%
9.32%US$186.00US$137.00n/a8
Sep ’26US$137.76
US$153.50
+11.43%
8.97%US$186.00US$137.00n/a8
Aug ’26US$138.48
US$160.50
+15.90%
7.86%US$186.00US$145.00n/a8
Jul ’26US$146.71
US$159.15
+8.48%
7.85%US$186.00US$145.00n/a9
Jun ’26US$136.26
US$162.92
+19.57%
8.71%US$186.00US$145.00n/a9
May ’26US$140.44
US$164.57
+17.18%
8.55%US$186.00US$145.00n/a9
Apr ’26US$151.91
US$164.57
+8.33%
8.55%US$186.00US$145.00n/a9
Mar ’26US$147.88
US$163.26
+10.40%
9.73%US$186.00US$137.34n/a9
Feb ’26US$176.20
US$159.48
-9.49%
11.27%US$186.00US$134.00US$109.349
Jan ’26US$149.55
US$156.93
+4.93%
10.07%US$186.00US$134.00US$113.619
Dec ’25US$166.17
US$156.90
-5.58%
10.09%US$186.00US$134.00US$119.249
Nov ’25US$141.59
US$157.46
+11.21%
10.39%US$186.00US$134.00US$119.029
Oct ’25US$162.75
US$153.13
-5.91%
7.99%US$175.00US$134.00US$132.878
Sep ’25US$150.92
US$148.44
-1.64%
10.21%US$175.00US$123.50US$137.768
Aug ’25US$137.52
US$143.56
+4.39%
10.04%US$169.00US$122.00US$138.488
Jul ’25US$138.61
US$142.19
+2.58%
10.03%US$169.00US$122.00US$146.718
Jun ’25US$147.12
US$142.19
-3.35%
10.03%US$169.00US$122.00US$136.268
May ’25US$139.75
US$130.59
-6.56%
5.95%US$145.00US$119.80US$140.449
Apr ’25US$137.84
US$130.59
-5.26%
5.95%US$145.00US$119.80US$151.919
Mar ’25US$126.92
US$128.41
+1.18%
6.70%US$145.00US$119.80US$147.888
Feb ’25US$112.23
US$108.38
-3.43%
8.57%US$120.00US$90.00US$176.208
US$145.88
Fair Value
7.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
8
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/03 04:35
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/03 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

DaVita Inc. is covered by 30 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew GillmorBaird
Steven ValiquetteBarclays
Andrew MokBarclays