CLOV vs CNC vs OSCR Stock Comparison

Clover Health Investments, Centene and Oscar Health Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNC Centene Corp
$70.18 +13.1% 1M +104.2% 1Y
Market cap
$33.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$202.94B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc.
$30.99 +1.5% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.38B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.32B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Oscar Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oscar Health 5, Centene 4, Clover Health Investments 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLOVCNCOSCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $33.50B $9.38B CNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -130.1x -6.6x 17.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.7x 13.9x 15.6x CNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.0% +13.9% +42.8% CLOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% -2.5% 3.6% OSCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -14.7% 25.7% OSCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x -12.3x OSCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.7% +104.2% +58.0% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr +0.3%/yr +12.8%/yr OSCR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.5% 47.4% 66.8% CNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 49/100 76/100 OSCR

Percentile Scorecard

CLOVCNCOSCR

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

AxisCLOVCNCOSCR
Valuation 21 #20 of 25 83 #5 of 25 96 #2 of 25
Growth 96 #2 of 24 35 #16 of 24 100 #1 of 24
Profitability 35 #16 of 24 39 #15 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Financial Health 80 #6 of 26 56 #12 of 26 76 #7 of 26
Shareholder Returns 25 #13 of 17 31 #12 of 17 13 #15 of 17
Overall 51 49 76
  • CLOV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CNC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • OSCR 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

PeriodCLOVCNCOSCRSPY
1 month +0.7%+13.1%+1.5% -1.0%
3 months +6.5%+10.7%+9.9% +2.9%
6 months +89.3%+67.8%+84.4% +6.4%
Year to date +95.7%+70.5%+115.7% +11.4%
1 year +43.7%+104.2%+58.0% +13.1%
3 years +395.6%+0.7%+508.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +70.6%+0.2%+82.7% +21.5%
5 years -38.7%+1.4%+82.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.3%+0.3%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years —+126.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+8.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLOVCNCOSCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.5%47.4%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.8%47.2%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.291.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.682.200.87 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-74.1%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-1.4%-9.7% -2.5%
52-week high $5.41$71.21$34.33 $779.14
52-week low $1.70$31.80$10.85 $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.

MultipleCLOVCNCOSCR
P/E now vs peer median -131.3xmedian 24.5x -6.8xmedian 24.5x 17.0xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.6xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -126.3xmedian 14.4x -5.4xmedian 14.4x 0.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 15.8x 3.9xmedian 15.8x 1.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.17median 1.35 0.11median 1.35 0.42median 1.35

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 monthsCLOVCNCOSCR
Revenue $2.48B $202.94B $15.32B
Gross profit $459.93M $43.22B $3.09B
Operating income -$18.36M -$5.64B $629.72M
Net income -$18.36M -$5.10B $550.76M
Free cash flow $74.21M $8.95B $4.38B
EPS (diluted) $-0.03 $-10.25 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $198.84M $24.15B $4.08B
Total debt – $67.64B $431.63M
Shares (diluted) 545.45M 497.64M 333.43M
Enterprise value $1.65B -$56.86B -$13.01B

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
MetricCLOVCNCOSCR
P/E -131.3x -6.8x 17.0x
P/FCF 32.8x 3.9x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x 3.6x 1.9x
P/S 1.0x 0.2x 0.6x
P/B 6.5x 1.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 1.9x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA -126.3x -5.4x 0.5x
EV/EBIT -119.6x -4.2x 0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.1x 0.0x
EV/FCF 29.6x 2.6x 0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.5x 2.4x 0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.17 0.11 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLOVCNCOSCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.0% 13.9% 42.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 420.1% 11.1% 45.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.9% 11.2% 67.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 9.7% 47.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.4% -394.4% 586.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% -61.1% 50.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% -348.7% 442.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.7% -57.2% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.2% -346.3% 361.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.5% -59.8% 40.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,047% 463.5% 258.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 4.4% 188.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 873.0% 728.8% 264.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.9% 5.4% 205.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLOVCNCOSCR
Gross margin 18.6% 21.3% 20.2%
EBITDA margin -0.7% -2.2% 4.3%
Operating margin -0.7% -2.8% 4.1%
Pretax margin -0.7% -2.3% 3.9%
Net margin -0.7% -2.5% 3.6%
FCF margin 3.0% 4.4% 28.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 4.8% 28.8%
Return on equity -5.1% -23.1% 29.6%
Return on assets -2.6% -6.2% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – -14.7% 25.7%
Return on capital employed -4.8% -13.6% 40.1%
Asset turnover 3.5x 2.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.2x -1.9x 8.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLOVCNCOSCR
Debt / assets – 19.4% 3.8%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x -12.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 72.7% 81.7%
Equity / assets 52.2% 27.3% 18.3%
Interest coverage – -8.6x 39.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.53 2.84 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLOVCNCOSCR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusCLOVCNCOSCR
Forward P/E 76.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $5.04FY2026 $1.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.0%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +11.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.79BFY2026 $202.22BFY2026 $19.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +72.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.3% -0.2% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLOVCNCOSCR
Held by institutions 27.6% 97.9% 64.2%
Institutions holding 227 999 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.4% +2.1% +13.6%
Institutions buying 124 568 268
Institutions selling 55 334 102
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.70 2.63

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.

CLOVCNCOSCR
CLOV 1.00 0.22 0.35
CNC 0.22 1.00 0.50
OSCR 0.35 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLOV, CNC and OSCR?

Centene (CNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clover Health Investments (CLOV) $2.39B, Centene (CNC) $33.50B, Oscar Health (OSCR) $9.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

Clover Health Investments (CLOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +54.0%, Centene (CNC) +13.9%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +42.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oscar Health (OSCR) has the highest net margin (Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -0.7%, Centene (CNC) -2.5%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Oscar Health (OSCR) leads (Centene (CNC) -14.7%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +43.7%, Centene (CNC) +104.2%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +58.0%. Over five years, Oscar Health (OSCR) compounded fastest (Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -9.3%/yr, Centene (CNC) +0.3%/yr, Oscar Health (OSCR) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Centene (CNC) has been the steadiest (Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 64.5%, Centene (CNC) 47.4%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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