CI vs CLOV vs CNC Stock Comparison

Cigna, Clover Health Investments and Centene Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CI Cigna Group
$305.89 +12.4% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$78.43B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
8 wins
CNC Centene Corp
$68.07 +10.1% 1M +99.8% 1Y
Market cap
$33.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$202.94B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cigna leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cigna 8, Clover Health Investments 1, Centene 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCICLOVCNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.43B $2.43B $33.97B CI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x -132.2x -6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 76.0x 13.5x CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +54.0% +13.9% CLOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -0.7% -2.5% CI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — -14.7% CI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 2.5x CI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.4% +19.4% +99.8% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -8.9%/yr -0.7%/yr CI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.9% 62.1% 47.5% CI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 51/100 49/100 CI

Percentile Scorecard

CICLOVCNC

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

AxisCICLOVCNC
Valuation 92 #3 of 25 21 #20 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Growth 57 #11 of 24 96 #2 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Profitability 74 #7 of 24 30 #17 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Financial Health 28 #19 of 26 80 #6 of 26 56 #12 of 26
Shareholder Returns 87 #3 of 16 27 #12 of 16 33 #11 of 16
Overall 67 51 49
  • CI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CLOV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CNC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCICLOVCNCSPY
1 month +12.4%+1.6%+10.1% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%+6.8%+6.2% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%+81.0%+56.5% +7.0%
Year to date +11.1%+94.0%+65.4% +12.2%
1 year +1.4%+19.4%+99.8% +13.0%
3 years +0.9%+399.9%+0.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.3%+71.1%+0.3% +23.1%
5 years +43.3%-37.3%-3.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%-8.9%-0.7% +11.0%
10 years +147.1%—+112.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCICLOVCNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.9%62.1%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%56.8%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.151.110.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.312.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-92.3%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-15.7%-4.4% -1.8%
52-week high $315.88$5.41$71.21 $779.14
52-week low $244.41$1.70$31.80 $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.

MultipleCICLOVCNC
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 24.3x -130.2xmedian 24.3x -6.6xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.5x -125.1xmedian 13.5x -5.2xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 15.6x 32.5xmedian 15.6x 3.8xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x 6.4xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.78median 1.33 -2.15median 1.33 0.11median 1.33

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 monthsCICLOVCNC
Revenue $282.38B $2.48B $202.94B
Gross profit $58.25B $459.93M $43.22B
Operating income $9.96B -$18.36M -$5.64B
Net income $6.98B -$18.36M -$5.10B
Free cash flow $9.11B $74.21M $8.95B
EPS (diluted) $24.31 $-0.03 $-10.25
Cash & equivalents $6.30B $198.84M $24.15B
Total debt $31.88B – $16.11B
Shares (diluted) 263.96M 545.45M 497.64M
Enterprise value $47.69B $1.69B -$56.39B

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
MetricCICLOVCNC
P/E 12.5x -130.2x -6.6x
P/FCF 8.9x 32.5x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 31.3x 3.4x
P/S 0.3x 1.0x 0.2x
P/B 1.9x 6.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 6.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x -125.1x -5.2x
EV/EBIT 10.6x -118.4x -4.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.9x 0.1x
EV/FCF 11.6x 29.3x 2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 28.2x 2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.78 -2.15 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCICLOVCNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 54.0% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 420.1% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.7% 19.9% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 26.7% 9.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% 56.4% -394.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 55.3% -61.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.3% 57.4% -348.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 58.7% -57.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% 60.2% -346.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 60.5% -59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 94.2% 1,047% 463.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 44.4% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 131.1% 873.0% 728.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 42.9% 5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCICLOVCNC
Gross margin 20.6% 18.6% 21.3%
EBITDA margin 4.5% -0.7% -2.2%
Operating margin 3.5% -0.7% -2.8%
Pretax margin 3.1% -0.7% -2.3%
Net margin 2.3% -0.7% -2.5%
FCF margin 3.2% 3.0% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 3.1% 4.8%
Return on equity 16.4% -5.1% -23.1%
Return on assets 4.5% -2.6% -6.2%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – -14.7%
Return on capital employed 10.0% -4.8% -13.6%
Asset turnover 1.8x 3.5x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -4.2x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.9% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCICLOVCNC
Debt / assets 20.3% – 19.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 47.8% 72.7%
Equity / assets 27.3% 52.2% 27.3%
Interest coverage – – -8.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.81 3.49 2.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCICLOVCNC
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 23.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –

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.

ConsensusCICLOVCNC
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 76.0xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.34FY2026 $0.06FY2026 $5.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +50.0% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $303.67BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $202.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +31.3% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCICLOVCNC
Held by institutions 89.7% 27.6% 97.9%
Institutions holding 1,701 227 999
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +14.4% +2.1%
Institutions buying 837 124 568
Institutions selling 574 55 334
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.25 1.70

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.

CICLOVCNC
CI 1.00 0.29 0.40
CLOV 0.29 1.00 0.22
CNC 0.40 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CI, CLOV and CNC?

Cigna (CI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cigna (CI) $78.43B, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) $2.43B, Centene (CNC) $33.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

Clover Health Investments (CLOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cigna (CI) +7.8%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +54.0%, Centene (CNC) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cigna (CI) has the highest net margin (Cigna (CI) 2.3%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -0.7%, Centene (CNC) -2.5%). On return on invested capital, Cigna (CI) leads (Cigna (CI) 10.9%, Centene (CNC) -14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Cigna (CI) +1.4%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +19.4%, Centene (CNC) +99.8%. Over five years, Cigna (CI) compounded fastest (Cigna (CI) +7.5%/yr, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -8.9%/yr, Centene (CNC) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cigna (CI) 0.02%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 0.00%, Centene (CNC) 0.00%. Clover Health Investments (CLOV) and Centene (CNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cigna (CI) has been the steadiest (Cigna (CI) 33.9%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 62.1%, Centene (CNC) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CI, CLOV and CNC?

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