CI vs ELV vs CLOV Stock Comparison

Cigna, Elevance Health and Clover Health Investments 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
$78.24B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$431.39 +9.0% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$90.95B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 5, Cigna 5, Clover Health Investments 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIELVCLOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.24B $90.95B $2.42B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 17.7x -131.9x CI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 14.4x 76.0x CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +3.6% +54.0% CLOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 2.5% -0.7% ELV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 8.3% — CI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.5x — ELV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.4% +26.0% +19.4% ELV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -0.1%/yr -8.9%/yr CI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.9% 36.1% 62.1% CI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 71/100 51/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

CIELVCLOV

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

AxisCIELVCLOV
Valuation 92 #3 of 25 83 #5 of 25 21 #20 of 25
Growth 57 #11 of 24 26 #18 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Profitability 74 #7 of 24 78 #6 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Financial Health 28 #19 of 26 72 #8 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Shareholder Returns 87 #3 of 16 93 #2 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Overall 67 71 51
  • CI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ELV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CLOV 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

PeriodCIELVCLOVSPY
1 month +12.4%+9.0%+1.6% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%+14.0%+6.8% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%+21.1%+81.0% +7.0%
Year to date +11.1%+23.1%+94.0% +12.2%
1 year +1.4%+26.0%+19.4% +13.0%
3 years +0.9%-2.3%+399.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.3%-0.8%+71.1% +23.1%
5 years +43.3%-0.5%-37.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%-0.1%-8.9% +11.0%
10 years +147.1%+247.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%+13.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCIELVCLOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.9%36.1%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%39.4%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.291.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.720.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-51.2%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-3.2%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $315.88$445.45$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $244.41$280.74$1.70 $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.

MultipleCIELVCLOV
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 24.3x 18.2xmedian 24.3x -130.2xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.5x 9.6xmedian 13.5x -125.1xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 15.6x 14.3xmedian 15.6x 32.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x 6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.78median 1.33 -7.78median 1.33 -2.15median 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 monthsCIELVCLOV
Revenue $282.38B $201.83B $2.48B
Gross profit $58.25B $53.35B $459.93M
Operating income $9.96B $7.70B -$18.36M
Net income $6.98B $5.13B -$18.36M
Free cash flow $9.11B $6.51B $74.21M
EPS (diluted) $24.31 $23.62 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $6.30B $10.35B $198.84M
Total debt $31.88B $30.76B –
Shares (diluted) 263.96M 217.60M 545.45M
Enterprise value $47.49B -$51.63B $1.68B

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
MetricCIELVCLOV
P/E 12.5x 18.2x -130.2x
P/FCF 8.9x 14.3x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 12.3x 31.3x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 1.0x
P/B 1.9x 2.1x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 2.7x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 9.6x -125.1x
EV/EBIT 10.6x 11.5x -118.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 11.6x 13.6x 29.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 11.6x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.78 -7.78 -2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIELVCLOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 3.6% 54.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 6.2% 420.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.7% 4.3% 19.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 5.5% 26.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% -9.2% 56.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -4.2% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.3% -7.4% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -5.2% 58.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% -4.5% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -2.3% 60.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 94.2% 54.6% 1,047%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -7.2% 44.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 131.1% 72.9% 873.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -7.6% 42.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIELVCLOV
Gross margin 20.6% 26.4% 18.6%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 4.6% -0.7%
Operating margin 3.5% 3.8% -0.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% 3.1% -0.7%
Net margin 2.3% 2.5% -0.7%
FCF margin 3.2% 3.2% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 3.8% 3.1%
Return on equity 16.4% 11.4% -5.1%
Return on assets 4.5% 4.0% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 9.6% -4.8%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.6x 3.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIELVCLOV
Debt / assets 20.3% 24.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 4.7x –
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 65.0% 47.8%
Equity / assets 27.3% 35.0% 52.2%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.81 3.07 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIELVCLOV
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 2.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 3.8% 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.

ConsensusCIELVCLOV
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 76.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.34FY2026 $30.04FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +4.4% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $303.67BFY2026 $211.76BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% -0.1% +31.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIELVCLOV
Held by institutions 89.7% 91.8% 27.6%
Institutions holding 1,701 1,610 227
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +1.7% +14.4%
Institutions buying 837 859 124
Institutions selling 574 540 55
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.59 2.25

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.

CIELVCLOV
CI 1.00 0.46 0.29
ELV 0.46 1.00 0.28
CLOV 0.29 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CI, ELV and CLOV?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cigna (CI) $78.24B, Elevance Health (ELV) $90.95B, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) $2.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, CI, ELV and CLOV?

Cigna (CI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cigna (CI) 12.2x, Elevance Health (ELV) 17.7x, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -131.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cigna (CI) is cheapest (Cigna (CI) 9.5x, Elevance Health (ELV) 14.4x, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 76.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clover Health Investments (CLOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cigna (CI) +7.8%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +54.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elevance Health (ELV) has the highest net margin (Cigna (CI) 2.3%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Cigna (CI) leads (Cigna (CI) 10.9%, Elevance Health (ELV) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elevance Health (ELV) returned the most: Cigna (CI) +1.4%, Elevance Health (ELV) +26.0%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +19.4%. Over five years, Cigna (CI) compounded fastest (Cigna (CI) +7.5%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -0.1%/yr, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cigna (CI) has been the steadiest (Cigna (CI) 33.9%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.