Healthcare Service Provider industry

39 companies · ₹84,810 cr · 8 with AI deep dives · Q1FY27 report

Diagnostics volume surge lifts margins sector-wide, but government-payer AR risk bifurcates the recovery.

Turning upmargin troughed at 21.6% and has risen for 6 quarters to 24.5%, on positive revenue growth
Revenue YoY
+24.3%
EBITDA margin
24.5%
-10bps YoY
Price, 1 year
+10.1%
89% of names up
P/E vs own 5y
+22.4%
49.6x now

Exhibit 1The quarter in numbers

constant panel of 9 companies above ₹500 cr
aggregate revenue (₹ cr)EBITDA margin (right axis)
Revenue
Jun 26
2,625 cr
Mar 26
2,388 cr
QoQ
+9.9%
Jun 25
2,111 cr
YoY
+24.3%
Peak
2,625 cr
vs peak
0.0%
EBITDA margin
Jun 26
24.5%
Mar 26
23.1%
QoQ
+140bps
Jun 25
24.6%
YoY
-10bps
Peak
25.9%
vs peak
-140bps

Breadth: 100% of 9 companies grew revenue year on year (was 100% a quarter earlier) and 67% expanded margin (was 67%).

Exhibit 2What it costs

22.58x - 59.47x across the panel today

The median name trades at 49.6x, +22.4% against this industry's own 5-year median of 40.5x, and -10.7% against its own peak of 55.6x.

Exhibit 3Structure

₹84,810 cr

Dr Lal Pathlabs Ltd is 37.8% of this industry by market cap. The top 5 are 89.1% and the top 10 are 97.3%.

mid 3small 6micro 2812 above ₹500 cr

Exhibit 4Screen

P/E below the sub-industry median of 49.65x, 5y ROCE above its median of 11.73%, and at least 2 growth triggers stated on the latest earnings call.

Which names clear this screen is premium

The screen runs on stated growth triggers from the latest earnings calls - the same guidance data the stock screener reserves for premium. Premium names every company in this industry that is cheap against its own median and has the triggers behind it.

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Exhibit 5Coverage (25 of 39)

Every company here with a deep dive, topped up by market cap. The rest of the industry is in the appendix.

Mcap
₹31,901 cr
P/E
58.8x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
25.7%
Margin
30.5%
Rev YoY
+19.1%
Mcap
₹15,446 cr
P/E
82.3x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
19.2%
Margin
42.8%
Rev YoY
+22.8%
Mcap
₹12,139 cr
P/E
60.2x
EV/EBITDA
29.1x
ROCE
16.7%
Margin
25.0%
Rev YoY
+16.6%
Mcap
₹8,770 cr
P/E
49.7x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
33.6%
Margin
32.7%
Rev YoY
+24.4%
Mcap
₹7,717 cr
P/E
100.4x
EV/EBITDA
31.0x
ROCE
13.7%
Margin
24.6%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹1,792 cr
P/E
18.4x
EV/EBITDA
9.1x
ROCE
10.6%
Margin
30.8%
Rev YoY
+22.0%
Mcap
₹1,692 cr
P/E
47.3x
EV/EBITDA
17.2x
ROCE
16.0%
Margin
32.1%
Rev YoY
+20.7%
Mcap
₹976 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
198.4x
ROCE
-3.5%
Margin
-1.5%
Rev YoY
+49.7%
Mcap
₹1,225 cr
P/E
22.1x
EV/EBITDA
14.9x
ROCE
21.9%
Margin
49.2%
Rev YoY
+50.7%
Mcap
₹1,167 cr
P/E
14.5x
EV/EBITDA
12.5x
ROCE
69.9%
Margin
18.7%
Rev YoY
+17.0%
Mcap
₹863 cr
P/E
35.3x
EV/EBITDA
23.2x
ROCE
23.1%
Margin
36.4%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹486 cr
P/E
22.4x
EV/EBITDA
10.0x
ROCE
20.8%
Margin
19.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹138 cr
P/E
7.3x
EV/EBITDA
4.7x
ROCE
22.6%
Margin
38.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹133 cr
P/E
58.7x
EV/EBITDA
12.4x
ROCE
12.5%
Margin
28.3%
Rev YoY
+7.3%
Mcap
₹115 cr
P/E
18.7x
EV/EBITDA
11.1x
ROCE
11.2%
Margin
16.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹98 cr
P/E
43.3x
EV/EBITDA
50.1x
ROCE
15.7%
Margin
17.3%
Rev YoY
+17.5%
Mcap
₹85 cr
P/E
21.8x
EV/EBITDA
8.5x
ROCE
13.6%
Margin
31.6%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹44 cr
P/E
20.4x
EV/EBITDA
15.6x
ROCE
84.7%
Margin
36.1%
Rev YoY
-2.3%
Mcap
₹39 cr
P/E
20.1x
EV/EBITDA
14.4x
ROCE
6.9%
Margin
16.1%
Rev YoY
+13.8%
Mcap
₹38 cr
P/E
56.6x
EV/EBITDA
21.1x
ROCE
7.5%
Margin
4.6%
Rev YoY
+195.7%
Mcap
₹30 cr
P/E
24.6x
EV/EBITDA
9.9x
ROCE
14.2%
Margin
10.5%
Rev YoY
+13.6%
Mcap
₹29 cr
P/E
11.8x
EV/EBITDA
6.5x
ROCE
3.2%
Margin
6.2%
Rev YoY
-0.3%
Mcap
₹28 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
46.4x
ROCE
5.1%
Margin
2.2%
Rev YoY
-0.7%
Mcap
₹28 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-3.4x
ROCE
-73.3%
Margin
-175.1%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹27 cr
P/E
21.5x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
5.9%
Margin
28.3%
Rev YoY
+0.4%

Exhibit 6What managements said

from this industry's latest earnings calls · as of 2026-06-30
tailwindVolume-led revenue growth with minimal pricing contribution5 managements

Patient and test volumes are the primary revenue drivers across diagnostic names. METROPOLIS confirmed no price increase in 18 months while growing 17%. VIJAYA's 22.8% revenue…

  • METROPOLIS (Q1FY27): “We exceeded our stated guidance with revenue growing by approximately 17% year-on-year…
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AppendixThe other 14 companies

1-14
sort: mcap · composite · name
Mcap
₹21 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-97.8x
ROCE
-0.4%
Margin
-84.3%
Rev YoY
+20.0%
Mcap
₹19 cr
P/E
12.1x
EV/EBITDA
4.8x
ROCE
6.0%
Margin
23.0%
Rev YoY
-11.2%
Mcap
₹11 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-2.2x
ROCE
-85.5%
Margin
-16.5%
Rev YoY
+150.0%
Mcap
₹10 cr
P/E
17.2x
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
3.4%
Margin
4.3%
Rev YoY
+41.6%
Mcap
₹10 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
0.2%
Margin
44.4%
Rev YoY
+71.4%
Mcap
₹10 cr
P/E
210.3x
EV/EBITDA
65.0x
ROCE
0.6%
Margin
19.2%
Rev YoY
+23.5%
Mcap
₹8 cr
P/E
19.2x
EV/EBITDA
7.2x
ROCE
6.6%
Margin
12.2%
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹7 cr
P/E
112.0x
EV/EBITDA
13.5x
ROCE
0.8%
Margin
16.3%
Rev YoY
-8.6%
Mcap
₹7 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
86.1x
ROCE
1.8%
Margin
19.6%
Rev YoY
+30.0%
Mcap
₹5 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
9.1x
ROCE
-2.4%
Margin
1.5%
Rev YoY
-29.6%
Mcap
₹3 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-0.8x
ROCE
-8.6%
Margin
-13.6%
Rev YoY
-100.0%
Mcap
₹2 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
2.6x
ROCE
27.6%
Margin
7.0%
Rev YoY
-23.2%
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-
Mcap
₹0 cr
P/E
-
EV/EBITDA
-
ROCE
-
Margin
-
Rev YoY
-