CLOV vs HUM vs CNC Stock Comparison

Clover Health Investments, Humana and Centene Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUM Humana Inc
$422.42 +12.7% 1M +45.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.99B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Humana leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Humana 4, Centene 4, Clover Health Investments 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLOVHUMCNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $49.99B $33.50B HUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -130.1x 39.1x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.7x 48.8x 13.9x CNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.0% +18.3% +13.9% CLOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% 0.9% -2.5% HUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.7% -14.7% HUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x 2.5x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.7% +45.0% +104.2% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr -1.8%/yr +0.3%/yr CNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.5% 48.0% 47.4% CNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 47/100 49/100 CLOV

Percentile Scorecard

CLOVHUMCNC

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

AxisCLOVHUMCNC
Valuation 21 #20 of 25 58 #11 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Growth 96 #2 of 24 13 #21 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Profitability 35 #16 of 24 52 #12 of 24 39 #15 of 24
Financial Health 80 #6 of 26 72 #8 of 26 56 #12 of 26
Shareholder Returns 25 #13 of 17 38 #11 of 17 31 #12 of 17
Overall 51 47 49
  • CLOV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HUM 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

PeriodCLOVHUMCNCSPY
1 month +0.7%+12.7%+13.1% -1.0%
3 months +6.5%+8.5%+10.7% +2.9%
6 months +89.3%+96.3%+67.8% +6.4%
Year to date +95.7%+64.9%+70.5% +11.4%
1 year +43.7%+45.0%+104.2% +13.1%
3 years +395.6%-18.2%+0.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +70.6%-6.5%+0.2% +21.5%
5 years -38.7%-8.5%+1.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.3%-1.8%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years —+140.2%+126.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.2%+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLOVHUMCNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.5%48.0%47.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.8%52.9%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.580.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.942.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-70.9%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-2.5%-1.4% -2.5%
52-week high $5.41$433.45$71.21 $779.14
52-week low $1.70$163.67$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.

MultipleCLOVHUMCNC
P/E now vs peer median -131.3xmedian 24.5x 39.7xmedian 24.5x -6.8xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -126.3xmedian 14.4x 11.9xmedian 14.4x -5.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 15.8x 26.0xmedian 15.8x 3.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.17median 1.35 -1.48median 1.35 0.11median 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 monthsCLOVHUMCNC
Revenue $2.48B $145.68B $202.94B
Gross profit $459.93M $19.89B $43.22B
Operating income -$18.36M $2.71B -$5.64B
Net income -$18.36M $1.29B -$5.10B
Free cash flow $74.21M $1.95B $8.95B
EPS (diluted) $-0.03 $10.56 $-10.25
Cash & equivalents $198.84M $6.89B $24.15B
Total debt – $54.48B $67.64B
Shares (diluted) 545.45M 121.14M 497.64M
Enterprise value $1.65B -$37.87B -$56.86B

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
MetricCLOVHUMCNC
P/E -131.3x 39.7x -6.8x
P/FCF 32.8x 26.0x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x 20.0x 3.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.3x 0.2x
P/B 6.5x 2.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -126.3x 11.9x -5.4x
EV/EBIT -119.6x 15.3x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.3x 0.1x
EV/FCF 29.6x 21.3x 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.5x 16.3x 2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.17 -1.48 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLOVHUMCNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.0% 18.3% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 420.1% 13.8% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.9% 7.5% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 3.6% 9.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.4% -17.9% -394.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% -15.3% -61.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% -18.3% -348.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.7% -27.4% -57.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.2% -19.1% -346.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.5% -26.9% -59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,047% -13.4% 463.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.4% -42.3% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 873.0% -20.1% 728.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.9% -45.6% 5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLOVHUMCNC
Gross margin 18.6% 13.7% 21.3%
EBITDA margin -0.7% 2.4% -2.2%
Operating margin -0.7% 1.9% -2.8%
Pretax margin -0.7% 1.1% -2.3%
Net margin -0.7% 0.9% -2.5%
FCF margin 3.0% 1.3% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 1.7% 4.8%
Return on equity -5.1% 6.8% -23.1%
Return on assets -2.6% 2.3% -6.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.7% -14.7%
Return on capital employed -4.8% 8.1% -13.6%
Asset turnover 3.5x 2.6x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.2x 2.0x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLOVHUMCNC
Debt / assets – 25.5% 19.4%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 7.5x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 66.3% 72.7%
Equity / assets 52.2% 33.7% 27.3%
Interest coverage – 3.8x -8.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.53 4.62 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLOVHUMCNC
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCLOVHUMCNC
Forward P/E 76.7xFY2026 48.8xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $5.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.0%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +84.9% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.79BFY2026 $166.66BFY2026 $202.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.3%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.3% +7.7% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLOVHUMCNC
Held by institutions 27.6% 98.6% 97.9%
Institutions holding 227 927 999
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.4% +2.7% +2.1%
Institutions buying 124 558 568
Institutions selling 55 266 334
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.10 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.

CLOVHUMCNC
CLOV 1.00 0.43 0.22
HUM 0.43 1.00 0.49
CNC 0.22 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLOV, HUM and CNC?

Humana (HUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clover Health Investments (CLOV) $2.39B, Humana (HUM) $49.99B, Centene (CNC) $33.50B.

Which company is growing faster?

Clover Health Investments (CLOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +54.0%, Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Centene (CNC) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Humana (HUM) has the highest net margin (Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -0.7%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Centene (CNC) -2.5%). On return on invested capital, Humana (HUM) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Centene (CNC) -14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +43.7%, Humana (HUM) +45.0%, Centene (CNC) +104.2%. Over five years, Centene (CNC) compounded fastest (Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -9.3%/yr, Humana (HUM) -1.8%/yr, Centene (CNC) +0.3%/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%, Humana (HUM) 48.0%, Centene (CNC) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLOV, HUM 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, Humana (HUM) leads on 4. 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.