AHG vs ELV vs LIFE Stock Comparison

Akso Health, Elevance Health and Ethos Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AHG Akso Health Group
$1.33 +92.8% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$896.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Telehealth Healthcare
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$422.02 +7.5% 1M +25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$90.97B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAHGELVLIFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $896.16M $90.97B $2.75B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.5x 17.7x -22.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.5% -21.5% ELV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% +25.5% — ELV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.7%/yr -0.6%/yr — ELV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.1% 36.1% 88.0% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 49/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

AHGELVLIFE

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

AxisAHGELVLIFE
Valuation 19 #75 of 92 83 #5 of 25 31 #64 of 92
Growth – 30 #17 of 24 –
Profitability – 78 #6 of 24 35 #56 of 86
Financial Health 96 #5 of 97 72 #8 of 26 75 #25 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 93 #2 of 16 54 #26 of 55
Overall – 71 49
  • AHG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ELV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • LIFE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAHGELVLIFESPY
1 month +92.8%+7.5%+28.9% +0.7%
3 months -16.4%+12.1%+115.2% +3.7%
6 months -39.3%+12.1%+148.7% +7.1%
Year to date -18.9%+20.4%— +12.8%
1 year -16.4%+25.5%— +11.9%
3 years +0.8%-5.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.3%-2.0%— +22.8%
5 years -68.6%-3.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.7%-0.6%— +10.9%
10 years —+247.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAHGELVLIFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.1%36.1%88.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.1%39.6%82.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.281.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.70— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.6%-51.2%-50.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.8%-5.3%-1.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.50$445.45$44.22 $779.14
52-week low $0.69$280.74$9.85 $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.

MultipleAHGELVLIFE
P/E now vs peer median -51.5xmedian 26.0x 17.8xmedian 24.3x -22.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 69.5xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 0.3x 4.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 9.4xmedian 12.9x -24.8xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -75.1xmedian 21.5x 14.0xmedian 16.4x 31.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.2x 2.0xmedian 2.5x 5.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -7.61median 1.36 —median 0.87

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 monthsAHGELVLIFE
Revenue – $201.83B $566.40M
Gross profit – $53.35B $556.15M
Operating income – $7.70B -$113.81M
Net income – $5.13B -$116.14M
Free cash flow – $6.51B $89.65M
EPS (diluted) – $23.62 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $200.00K $10.35B $112.16M
Total debt $15.35M $30.76B –
Shares (diluted) 722.71M 217.60M 65.65M
Enterprise value $617.23M -$51.61B $2.21B

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
MetricAHGELVLIFE
P/E -51.5x 17.8x -22.7x
P/FCF -75.1x 14.0x 31.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.0x 30.6x
P/S 69.5x 0.5x 4.9x
P/B 5.3x 2.0x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 2.7x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – 9.4x -24.8x
EV/EBIT – 11.2x -23.0x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF – 13.2x 29.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -7.61 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAHGELVLIFE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -9.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -7.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -4.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 72.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAHGELVLIFE
Gross margin – 26.4% 98.2%
EBITDA margin – 4.6% -18.6%
Operating margin – 3.8% -20.1%
Pretax margin – 3.1% -19.5%
Net margin – 2.5% -21.5%
FCF margin – 3.2% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.8% 16.0%
Return on equity – 11.4% -25.3%
Return on assets – 4.0% -17.7%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed – 9.6% -24.8%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 38.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAHGELVLIFE
Debt / assets 0.2% 24.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 4.7x –
Liabilities / assets 4.6% 65.0% 31.6%
Equity / assets 95.4% 35.0% 68.4%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 21.8x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 21.4x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.05 7.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAHGELVLIFE
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 2.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.8% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAHGELVLIFE
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $30.04FY2026 $-2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.8%FY2026 -282.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $211.76BFY2026 $773.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.2%FY2026 +99.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.1% +29.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAHGELVLIFE
Held by institutions – 91.8% 27.7%
Institutions holding – 1,612 72
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.7% -3.8%
Institutions buying – 860 37
Institutions selling – 541 20
Buyers to sellers – 1.59 1.85

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.

AHGELVLIFE
AHG 1.00 -0.01 0.06
ELV -0.01 1.00 0.08
LIFE 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AHG, ELV and LIFE?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Akso Health (AHG) $896.16M, Elevance Health (ELV) $90.97B, Ethos Technologies (LIFE) $2.75B.

Which company is more profitable?

Elevance Health (ELV) has the highest net margin (Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%, Ethos Technologies (LIFE) -21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elevance Health (ELV) returned the most: Akso Health (AHG) -16.4%, Elevance Health (ELV) +25.5%. Over five years, Elevance Health (ELV) compounded fastest (Akso Health (AHG) -20.7%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elevance Health (ELV) has been the steadiest (Akso Health (AHG) 94.1%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%, Ethos Technologies (LIFE) 88.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AHG, ELV and LIFE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elevance Health (ELV) leads on 6. 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.