CI vs HIMS vs CVS Stock Comparison

Cigna, Hims & Hers Health and Cvs Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CI Cigna Group
$305.89 +12.4% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$78.61B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
6 wins
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$92.55 +3.8% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$116.70B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$415.09B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cigna leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cigna 6, Cvs Health 3, Hims & Hers Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIHIMSCVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.61B $6.48B $116.70B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x -45.6x 23.9x CI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x — 10.8x CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +28.0% +7.4% HIMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -5.5% 1.2% CI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — 5.0% CI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 3.7x CI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.4% -43.5% +13.0% CVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr +30.0%/yr +1.0%/yr HIMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.9% 86.9% 32.4% CVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 40/100 53/100 CI

Percentile Scorecard

CIHIMSCVS

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

AxisCIHIMSCVS
Valuation 92 #3 of 25 34 #62 of 93 79 #6 of 25
Growth 57 #11 of 24 41 #52 of 88 52 #12 of 24
Profitability 74 #7 of 24 40 #53 of 87 52 #12 of 24
Financial Health 28 #19 of 26 20 #80 of 100 16 #22 of 26
Shareholder Returns 87 #3 of 16 66 #20 of 56 67 #6 of 16
Overall 67 40 53
  • CI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HIMS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CVS 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

PeriodCIHIMSCVSSPY
1 month +12.4%-6.3%+3.8% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%-8.8%-13.6% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%-6.2%+18.1% +7.0%
Year to date +11.1%-15.1%+16.6% +12.2%
1 year +1.4%-43.5%+13.0% +13.0%
3 years +0.9%+377.2%+39.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.3%+68.4%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +43.3%+270.7%+5.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%+30.0%+1.0% +11.0%
10 years +147.1%—+5.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+0.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCIHIMSCVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.9%86.9%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%79.0%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.152.780.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.500.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-78.9%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-42.8%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $315.88$48.23$110.55 $779.14
52-week low $244.41$14.52$70.08 $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.

MultipleCIHIMSCVS
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 24.3x -45.0xmedian 25.1x 24.2xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.5x -92.9xmedian 14.5x 12.9xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 15.6x 77.5xmedian 22.4x 10.1xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x 19.9xmedian 3.1x 1.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.78median 1.33 1.14median 0.66 1.33median 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 monthsCIHIMSCVS
Revenue $282.38B $2.58B $415.09B
Gross profit $58.25B $1.76B $184.68B
Operating income $9.96B -$154.52M $8.29B
Net income $6.98B -$142.00M $4.93B
Free cash flow $9.11B $83.03M $11.76B
R&D – $183.38M –
EPS (diluted) $24.31 $-0.61 $3.80
Cash & equivalents $6.30B $609.81M $11.33B
Total debt $31.88B – $61.41B
Shares (diluted) 263.96M 231.75M 1.29B
Enterprise value $47.86B $3.68B $69.11B

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
MetricCIHIMSCVS
P/E 12.5x -45.0x 24.2x
P/FCF 8.9x 77.5x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 24.4x 8.0x
P/S 0.3x 2.5x 0.3x
P/B 1.9x 19.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 5.1x -65.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x -92.9x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 10.6x -36.2x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 11.6x 67.4x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 21.2x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.78 1.14 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIHIMSCVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 28.0% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 53.7% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.7% 15.0% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 45.7% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% -223.0% -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -43.7% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.3% -173.3% 8.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -44.6% 18.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% -181.3% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -39.6% 18.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 94.2% 0.7% 95.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 117.6% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 131.1% -37.3% 146.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 67.0% -12.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIHIMSCVS
Gross margin 20.6% 68.4% 44.5%
EBITDA margin 4.5% -2.3% 3.1%
Operating margin 3.5% -6.0% 2.0%
Pretax margin 3.1% -6.3% 1.4%
Net margin 2.3% -5.5% 1.2%
FCF margin 3.2% 3.2% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 10.2% 3.6%
Return on equity 16.4% -36.9% 6.2%
Return on assets 4.5% -4.8% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed 10.0% -10.5% 5.0%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -1.9x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.0% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIHIMSCVS
Debt / assets 20.3% – 24.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 91.1% 68.5%
Equity / assets 27.3% 8.9% 31.5%
Interest coverage – – 2.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.81 1.59 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIHIMSCVS
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 1.0% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 1.0% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusCIHIMSCVS
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 – 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.34FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -221.6%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% – +1.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $303.67BFY2026 $3.34BFY2026 $427.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +28.1% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIHIMSCVS
Held by institutions 89.7% 66.8% 89.1%
Institutions holding 1,701 508 2,069
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +4.5% +3.5%
Institutions buying 837 324 1,101
Institutions selling 574 129 730
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.51 1.51

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.

CIHIMSCVS
CI 1.00 -0.01 0.53
HIMS -0.01 1.00 -0.01
CVS 0.53 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CI, HIMS and CVS?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cigna (CI) $78.61B, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) $6.48B, Cvs Health (CVS) $116.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CI, HIMS and CVS?

Cigna (CI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cigna (CI) 12.3x, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -45.6x, Cvs Health (CVS) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cigna (CI) is cheapest (Cigna (CI) 9.5x, Cvs Health (CVS) 10.8x). 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: Cigna (CI) +7.8%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +28.0%, Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cigna (CI) has the highest net margin (Cigna (CI) 2.3%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -5.5%, Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Cigna (CI) leads (Cigna (CI) 10.9%, Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvs Health (CVS) returned the most: Cigna (CI) +1.4%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -43.5%, Cvs Health (CVS) +13.0%. Over five years, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) compounded fastest (Cigna (CI) +7.5%/yr, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +30.0%/yr, Cvs Health (CVS) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cigna (CI) 0.02%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) 0.00%, Cvs Health (CVS) 0.00%. Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) and Cvs Health (CVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cvs Health (CVS) has been the steadiest (Cigna (CI) 33.9%, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) 86.9%, Cvs Health (CVS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CI, HIMS and CVS?

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 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.