CI vs HUM vs PHG Stock Comparison

Cigna, Humana and Koninklijke Philips Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CI Cigna Group
$298.29 +9.6% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$78.82B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
2.08%
Managed Care Healthcare
4 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
3 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.42 +5.8% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.44B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
3.75%
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 5, Cigna 4, Humana 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIHUMPHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.82B $49.84B $25.44B CI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 39.0x 13.6x CI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 48.0x 13.3x CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +18.3% +6.1% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 0.9% 8.9% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 6.7% 11.5% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -2.7x 1.8x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.08% 0.64% 3.75% PHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +42.0% -8.5% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr -2.4%/yr -11.1%/yr CI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 48.0% 28.7% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 42/100 80/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

CIHUMPHG

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

AxisCIHUMPHG
Valuation 92 #3 of 25 54 #12 of 25 98 #6 of 227
Growth 57 #11 of 24 13 #21 of 24 95 #11 of 219
Profitability 74 #7 of 24 39 #15 of 24 95 #11 of 206
Financial Health 28 #19 of 26 68 #9 of 26 31 #165 of 238
Shareholder Returns 86 #3 of 15 36 #10 of 15 79 #29 of 134
Overall 67 42 80
  • CI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PHG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCIHUMPHGSPY
1 month +9.6%+4.2%+5.8% -0.2%
3 months -0.9%+6.7%+3.4% +3.9%
6 months +4.7%+80.7%-2.6% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%+62.0%-2.4% +12.9%
1 year -3.5%+42.0%-8.5% +12.3%
3 years -1.6%-18.7%+42.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.5%-6.7%+12.6% +23.3%
5 years +38.3%-11.2%-44.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.7%-2.4%-11.1% +10.9%
10 years +142.4%+138.3%-11.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+9.1%-1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCIHUMPHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%48.0%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.4%52.7%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.570.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.87-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.4%-70.9%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-4.3%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $315.88$433.45$32.91 $779.14
52-week low $244.41$163.67$23.81 $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.

MultipleCIHUMPHG
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 23.9x 39.0xmedian 23.9x 13.6xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 13.4x 11.6xmedian 13.4x 8.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 15.5x 25.6xmedian 15.5x 5.9xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.66median 1.34 -1.45median 1.34 0.32median 1.04

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 monthsCIHUMPHG
Revenue $282.38B $145.68B $20.60B
Gross profit $58.25B $19.89B $16.03B
Operating income $9.96B $2.71B $2.65B
Net income $6.98B $1.29B $1.39B
Free cash flow $9.11B $1.95B $4.34B
R&D – – $2.00B
EPS (diluted) $24.31 $10.56 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $6.30B $6.89B $2.04B
Total debt $31.88B $54.48B $9.51B
Shares (diluted) 263.96M 121.14M 962.50M
Enterprise value $48.36B -$37.96B $14.59B

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
MetricCIHUMPHG
P/E 12.2x 39.0x 13.6x
P/FCF 8.6x 25.6x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 19.6x 9.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 1.2x
P/B 1.8x 2.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 11.6x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 15.0x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 11.4x 20.8x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 16.0x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.66 -1.45 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIHUMPHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 18.3% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 13.8% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.7% 7.5% 82.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 3.6% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% -17.9% 121.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -15.3% 52.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.3% -18.3% 293.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -27.4% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.9% -19.1% 539.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -26.9% 42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 94.2% -13.4% 116.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -42.3% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 131.1% -20.1% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -45.6% 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIHUMPHG
Gross margin 20.6% 13.7% 77.8%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 2.4% 19.8%
Operating margin 3.5% 1.9% 12.9%
Pretax margin 3.1% 1.1% 11.9%
Net margin 2.3% 0.9% 8.9%
FCF margin 3.2% 1.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 1.7% 12.9%
Return on equity 16.4% 6.8% 12.7%
Return on assets 4.5% 2.3% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 6.7% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 8.1% 11.8%
Asset turnover 1.8x 2.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIHUMPHG
Debt / assets 20.3% 25.5% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -2.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 7.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 66.3% 57.1%
Equity / assets 27.3% 33.7% 42.9%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 6.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.80 4.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIHUMPHG
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.6% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.3% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 0.9% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusCIHUMPHG
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 48.0xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.34FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.8% +84.9% -10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $303.67BFY2026 $166.70BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +7.6% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIHUMPHG
Held by institutions 89.7% 98.6% 5.4%
Institutions holding 1,702 927 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +2.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 838 558 266
Institutions selling 574 266 76
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.10 3.50

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.

CIHUMPHG
CI 1.00 0.37 0.13
HUM 0.37 1.00 0.03
PHG 0.13 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CI, HUM and PHG?

Cigna (CI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cigna (CI) $78.82B, Humana (HUM) $49.84B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CI, HUM and PHG?

Cigna (CI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cigna (CI) 12.2x, Humana (HUM) 39.0x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cigna (CI) is cheapest (Cigna (CI) 9.2x, Humana (HUM) 48.0x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.3x). 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: Cigna (CI) +7.8%, Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Cigna (CI) 2.3%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Cigna (CI) 10.9%, Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Cigna (CI) -3.5%, Humana (HUM) +42.0%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -8.5%. Over five years, Cigna (CI) compounded fastest (Cigna (CI) +6.7%/yr, Humana (HUM) -2.4%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest dividend yield: Cigna (CI) 2.08%, Humana (HUM) 0.64%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 3.75%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Cigna (CI) 34.0%, Humana (HUM) 48.0%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CI, HUM and PHG?

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