CHWY vs ELV vs HIMS Stock Comparison

Chewy, Elevance Health and Hims & Hers Health Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$20.64 +10.8% 1M -39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.49B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$414.35 +5.0% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$91.07B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 8, Hims & Hers Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHWYELVHIMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.49B $91.07B $6.87B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 17.7x -48.4x ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 13.8x — ELV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +3.6% +28.0% HIMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 2.5% -5.5% ELV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.5x — ELV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.6% +22.1% -37.7% ELV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.9%/yr -1.0%/yr +30.4%/yr HIMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 36.1% 86.8% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 71/100 41/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

CHWYELVHIMS

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

AxisCHWYELVHIMS
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 79 #6 of 25 33 #62 of 92
Growth 90 #5 of 42 30 #17 of 24 41 #52 of 87
Profitability 56 #18 of 40 78 #6 of 24 40 #52 of 86
Financial Health 61 #19 of 47 72 #8 of 26 20 #78 of 97
Shareholder Returns 80 #7 of 31 93 #2 of 16 70 #17 of 55
Overall 69 71 41
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • ELV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HIMS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHWYELVHIMSSPY
1 month +10.8%+5.0%+1.9% +0.9%
3 months -11.4%+10.2%+17.4% +5.9%
6 months -20.5%+10.0%+11.5% +8.5%
Year to date -37.5%+18.2%-9.6% +13.3%
1 year -39.6%+22.1%-37.7% +12.4%
3 years +14.5%-6.1%+407.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.6%-2.1%+71.9% +23.5%
5 years -72.8%-4.8%+276.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -22.9%-1.0%+30.4% +11.0%
10 years —+240.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHWYELVHIMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%36.1%86.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.1%39.4%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.282.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.840.61-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.2%-51.2%-78.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-7.0%-37.7% -0.9%
52-week high $35.37$445.45$47.12 $779.14
52-week low $17.51$280.74$14.52 $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.

MultipleCHWYELVHIMS
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 22.2x 17.5xmedian 23.9x -47.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.3x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 12.2x 9.2xmedian 12.7x -99.8xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 13.4x 13.7xmedian 15.4x 82.5xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 2.5x 21.1xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.56 -7.47median 1.34 1.21median 0.68

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 monthsCHWYELVHIMS
Revenue $13.07B $201.83B $2.58B
Gross profit $3.91B $53.35B $1.76B
Operating income $328.20M $7.70B -$154.52M
Net income $273.70M $5.13B -$142.00M
Free cash flow $568.10M $6.51B $83.03M
R&D – – $183.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.67 $23.62 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $10.35B $609.81M
Total debt $591.70M $30.76B –
Shares (diluted) 410.10M 217.60M 231.75M
Enterprise value $5.77B -$51.51B $4.07B

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
MetricCHWYELVHIMS
P/E 30.6x 17.5x -47.9x
P/FCF 14.6x 13.7x 82.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 11.8x 26.0x
P/S 0.6x 0.4x 2.7x
P/B 22.4x 2.0x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 37.5x 2.6x -69.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 9.2x -99.8x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 11.0x -38.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 14.5x 13.0x 72.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 11.1x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 -7.47 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHWYELVHIMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 3.6% 28.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 6.2% 53.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 4.3% 15.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 5.5% 45.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 102.0% -9.2% -223.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 139.1% -4.2% -43.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% -7.4% -173.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.8% -5.2% -44.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% -4.5% -181.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 76.8% -2.3% -39.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% 54.6% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -7.2% 117.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.7% 72.9% -37.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -7.6% 67.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHWYELVHIMS
Gross margin 29.9% 26.4% 68.4%
EBITDA margin 3.6% 4.6% -2.3%
Operating margin 2.5% 3.8% -6.0%
Pretax margin 2.7% 3.1% -6.3%
Net margin 2.1% 2.5% -5.5%
FCF margin 4.3% 3.2% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 3.8% 10.2%
Return on equity 68.9% 11.4% -36.9%
Return on assets 7.8% 4.0% -4.8%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 24.9% 9.6% -10.5%
Asset turnover 3.7x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.5x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.1% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHWYELVHIMS
Debt / assets 15.8% 24.1% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 4.7x –
Liabilities / assets 90.1% 65.0% 91.1%
Equity / assets 9.9% 35.0% 8.9%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.70 3.04 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHWYELVHIMS
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 6.2% 2.2% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 3.9% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusCHWYELVHIMS
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $30.04FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -221.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.4% +4.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.87BFY2026 $211.76BFY2026 $3.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -0.1% +28.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHWYELVHIMS
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% 66.8%
Institutions holding 511 1,611 508
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +1.7% +4.5%
Institutions buying 277 860 324
Institutions selling 155 540 129
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.59 2.51

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.

CHWYELVHIMS
CHWY 1.00 0.05 0.14
ELV 0.05 1.00 0.00
HIMS 0.14 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHWY, ELV and HIMS?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chewy (CHWY) $8.49B, Elevance Health (ELV) $91.07B, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) $6.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHWY, ELV and HIMS?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chewy (CHWY) 31.0x, Elevance Health (ELV) 17.7x, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -48.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elevance Health (ELV) is cheapest (Chewy (CHWY) 27.2x, Elevance Health (ELV) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +28.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elevance Health (ELV) has the highest net margin (Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elevance Health (ELV) returned the most: Chewy (CHWY) -39.6%, Elevance Health (ELV) +22.1%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -37.7%. Over five years, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) compounded fastest (Chewy (CHWY) -22.9%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -1.0%/yr, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +30.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elevance Health (ELV) has been the steadiest (Chewy (CHWY) 47.3%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) 86.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHWY, ELV and HIMS?

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 8. 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.