AUNA vs HUM vs EHC Stock Comparison

Auna, Humana and Encompass Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AUNA Auna S.A.
$4.86 -4.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$359.70M
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
2 wins
HUM Humana Inc
$415.02 +4.2% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.84B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
0.64%
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins
EHC Encompass Health Corp
$121.52 -1.6% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.99B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.21B
Div. yield
0.64%
Hospitals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Humana leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Humana 5, Encompass Health 5, Auna 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUNAHUMEHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $359.70M $49.84B $11.99B HUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 39.0x 19.3x AUNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 48.0x 20.5x AUNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.3% +9.5% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.9% 10.0% EHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.7% 15.4% EHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x 1.7x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.64% 0.64% HUM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.4% +42.0% -4.5% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.4%/yr +13.8%/yr EHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 48.0% 29.5% EHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 42/100 65/100 EHC

Percentile Scorecard

AUNAHUMEHC

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

AxisAUNAHUMEHC
Valuation 98 #3 of 92 54 #12 of 25 78 #21 of 92
Growth – 13 #21 of 24 56 #39 of 87
Profitability – 39 #15 of 24 92 #8 of 86
Financial Health 17 #81 of 97 68 #9 of 26 38 #61 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 36 #10 of 15 64 #21 of 56
Overall – 42 65
  • AUNA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • EHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAUNAHUMEHCSPY
1 month -4.9%+4.2%-1.6% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%+6.7%+4.8% +3.9%
6 months -8.1%+80.7%+19.5% +8.2%
Year to date -1.2%+62.0%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year -19.4%+42.0%-4.5% +12.3%
3 years —-18.7%+99.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-6.7%+25.9% +23.3%
5 years —-11.2%+90.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-2.4%+13.8% +10.9%
10 years —+138.3%+217.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.1%+12.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUNAHUMEHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%48.0%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%52.7%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.570.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.87-0.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-70.9%-39.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-4.3%-5.0% -1.2%
52-week high $6.11$433.45$127.92 $779.14
52-week low $4.15$163.67$93.83 $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.

MultipleAUNAHUMEHC
P/E now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 24.6x 39.0xmedian 23.9x 19.3xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 11.6xmedian 13.4x 9.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 21.6x 25.6xmedian 15.5x 29.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.2x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 -1.45median 1.34 0.74median 0.66

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 monthsAUNAHUMEHC
Revenue – $145.68B $6.21B
Gross profit – $19.89B –
Operating income – $2.71B –
Net income – $1.29B $833.30M
Free cash flow – $1.95B $413.40M
EPS (diluted) – $10.56 $6.21
Cash & equivalents $99.77M $6.89B $107.70M
Total debt – $54.48B $2.63B
Shares (diluted) 74.20M 121.14M 100.00M
Enterprise value $103.39M -$37.96B $12.45B

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
MetricAUNAHUMEHC
P/E 13.0x 39.0x 19.3x
P/FCF 2.2x 25.6x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.6x 9.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 1.9x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.6x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – 11.6x 9.7x
EV/EBIT – 15.0x 12.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 20.8x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.0x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.45 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUNAHUMEHC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.3% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.8% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -17.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -18.3% 20.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -27.4% 26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -19.1% 21.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% 26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.4% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.3% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.1% -5.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -45.6% 62.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUNAHUMEHC
Gross margin – 13.7% –
EBITDA margin – 2.4% 24.2%
Operating margin – 1.9% –
Pretax margin – 1.1% 16.6%
Net margin – 0.9% 10.0%
FCF margin – 1.3% 6.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.7% 19.5%
Return on equity – 6.8% 24.8%
Return on assets – 2.3% 11.3%
Return on invested capital – 6.7% 15.4%
Return on capital employed – 8.1% 17.7%
Asset turnover – 2.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUNAHUMEHC
Debt / assets 48.4% 25.5% 35.3%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 7.5x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 78.1% 66.3% 54.4%
Equity / assets 21.9% 33.7% 45.6%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 9.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUNAHUMEHC
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 2.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.9% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 9.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 18.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.9%

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.

ConsensusAUNAHUMEHC
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 48.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $5.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.2% +84.9% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.48BFY2026 $166.70BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +7.6% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUNAHUMEHC
Held by institutions 8.1% 98.6% 96.0%
Institutions holding 51 927 595
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.2% +2.7% -0.8%
Institutions buying 28 558 292
Institutions selling 14 266 217
Buyers to sellers 2.00 2.10 1.35

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.

AUNAHUMEHC
AUNA 1.00 0.15 0.04
HUM 0.15 1.00 0.11
EHC 0.04 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AUNA, HUM and EHC?

Humana (HUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Auna (AUNA) $359.70M, Humana (HUM) $49.84B, Encompass Health (EHC) $11.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, AUNA, HUM and EHC?

Auna (AUNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Auna (AUNA) 13.0x, Humana (HUM) 39.0x, Encompass Health (EHC) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Auna (AUNA) is cheapest (Auna (AUNA) 6.1x, Humana (HUM) 48.0x, Encompass Health (EHC) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Humana (HUM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Encompass Health (EHC) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Encompass Health (EHC) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Encompass Health (EHC) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Encompass Health (EHC) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Encompass Health (EHC) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Auna (AUNA) -19.4%, Humana (HUM) +42.0%, Encompass Health (EHC) -4.5%. Over five years, Encompass Health (EHC) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -2.4%/yr, Encompass Health (EHC) +13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Humana (HUM) has the highest dividend yield: Humana (HUM) 0.64%, Encompass Health (EHC) 0.64%. Auna (AUNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Encompass Health (EHC) has been the steadiest (Auna (AUNA) 44.1%, Humana (HUM) 48.0%, Encompass Health (EHC) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AUNA, HUM and EHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Humana (HUM) leads on 5. 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.