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Definitive Healthcare vs Health Catalyst

Health Catalyst is the larger business, with $311m of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $242m for Definitive Healthcare (1.3 times as much). Health Catalyst grew faster (1.5% against -4.2%). Health Catalyst kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of -57.2% against -57.5%. Definitive Healthcare carries less debt relative to equity (43.9% against 65.4%).

Latest fiscal yearDefinitive HealthcareDH, 2025Health CatalystHCAT, 2025
Revenue $242m $311m
Revenue growth -4.2% 1.5%
Net income −$139m −$178m
Operating margin -92.9% -51.7%
Net margin -57.5% -57.2%
Return on equity -28.2% -58.3%
Free cash flow $37.1m −$237,000
Cash $164m $50.8m
Total debt $166m $161m
Debt to equity 43.9% 65.4%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield — —
Share buybacks $49.5m $5.0m
Employees — 1,200
Market value $120m $118m
Price vs our value range Below our value range —
Moat score 58 (Moderate) 9 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 0 sales 1 buys, 2 sales

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