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DVA DaVita

healthcare · 2026-09-09

N/A
too hard · 68
Owner-earnings value$233.02
Price$180.06
Margin of safety +29.4%

Quality gate · 68/100

Returns on capital 20.7/30
Consistency 20.1/22
Margins / pricing power 9.5/16
Balance sheet 1.8/16
Cash conversion 10/10
Capital allocation 6/6

⚠ negative book equity · over-levered (net debt/EBITDA 4.5x > 4x)

Median ROIC14.4%
Gross margin32.4%
Net debt / EBITDA4.5x
FCF conversion178%
Share count / yr-8.8%
Profitable years4/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)963.52M
Owner-earnings yield8.3%
Free-cash-flow yield12.9%
Growth used (normalized)0.5%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)-5.5%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)9.0%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
1968.11M 0.5%888.17M
2975.44M 0.8%821.01M
3985.56M 1.0%761.03M
4998.54M 1.3%707.39M
51.01B 1.6%659.36M
61.03B 1.9%616.28M
71.06B 2.2%577.60M
81.08B 2.4%542.83M
91.11B 2.7%511.55M
101.14B 3.0%483.40M

Recent news

score · 8 articles

  • 3 Reasons to Sell DVA and 1 Stock to Buy Instead
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  • DaVita (DVA) Has Investors Asking A Fresh Question
  • Can Fresenius Medical's 5008X Rollout Drive the Next Growth Phase?
  • Why Is DaVita HealthCare (DVA) Down 4.9% Since Last Earnings Report?
  • Do Options Traders Know Something About DaVita Stock We Don't?
  • 1 Value Stock to Target This Week and 2 We Find Risky

⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~-6%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 0%. Capped at market + 6pts.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-09 68 $180.06 $233.02 +29.4% N/A
2026-07-21 68 $234.10 $286.44 +22.4% N/A
2026-07-02 68 $228.03 $286.44 +25.6% N/A
2026-06-25 68 $213.04 $274.60 +28.9% N/A
2026-06-23 68 $210.93 $286.44 +35.8% N/A