CNC vs CVS vs PHG Stock Comparison

Centene, Cvs Health and Koninklijke Philips 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
2 wins
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$93.49 +8.9% 1M +15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$118.17B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$415.09B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.90 +10.0% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.18B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCNCCVSPHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.50B $118.17B $25.18B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.6x 24.2x 13.7x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 10.9x 13.6x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.9% +7.4% +6.1% CNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.5% 1.2% 8.9% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -14.7% 5.0% 11.5% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 3.7x 1.8x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +104.2% +15.3% -7.3% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +1.3%/yr -11.0%/yr CVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.4% 32.3% 28.7% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 55/100 80/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

CNCCVSPHG

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

AxisCNCCVSPHG
Valuation 83 #5 of 25 92 #3 of 25 98 #6 of 228
Growth 35 #16 of 24 52 #12 of 24 96 #11 of 222
Profitability 39 #15 of 24 61 #10 of 24 96 #10 of 210
Financial Health 56 #12 of 26 16 #22 of 26 31 #166 of 241
Shareholder Returns 31 #12 of 17 56 #8 of 17 81 #27 of 138
Overall 49 55 80
  • CNC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CVS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PHG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNCCVSPHGSPY
1 month +13.1%+8.9%+10.0% -1.0%
3 months +10.7%-13.2%+2.9% +2.9%
6 months +67.8%+20.0%-2.1% +6.4%
Year to date +70.5%+17.8%-0.7% +11.4%
1 year +104.2%+15.3%-7.3% +13.1%
3 years +0.7%+35.6%+43.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.2%+10.7%+12.7% +21.5%
5 years +1.4%+6.8%-44.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.3%+1.3%-11.0% +10.9%
10 years +126.0%+7.0%-5.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.5%+0.7%-0.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCNCCVSPHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.4%32.3%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%34.5%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.150.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.200.47-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-60.5%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-15.4%-18.3% -2.5%
52-week high $71.21$110.55$32.91 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$70.08$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.

MultipleCNCCVSPHG
P/E now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 24.5x 24.5xmedian 24.5x 13.8xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 14.4x 13.0xmedian 14.4x 8.2xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 15.8x 10.2xmedian 15.8x 6.0xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.35 1.35median 1.35 0.33median 0.96

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 monthsCNCCVSPHG
Revenue $202.94B $415.09B $20.60B
Gross profit $43.22B $184.68B $16.03B
Operating income -$5.64B $8.29B $2.65B
Net income -$5.10B $4.93B $1.39B
Free cash flow $8.95B $11.76B $4.34B
R&D – – $2.00B
EPS (diluted) $-10.25 $3.80 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $24.15B $11.33B $2.04B
Total debt $67.64B $255.72B $9.51B
Shares (diluted) 497.64M 1.29B 962.50M
Enterprise value -$56.86B $70.58B $14.29B

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
MetricCNCCVSPHG
P/E -6.8x 24.5x 13.8x
P/FCF 3.9x 10.2x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 8.1x 9.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 1.3x
P/B 1.5x 1.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.2x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -5.4x 13.0x 8.2x
EV/EBIT -4.2x 20.1x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF 2.6x 14.2x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.4x 11.3x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 1.35 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNCCVSPHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.9% 7.4% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 7.0% 2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 6.5% 82.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 11.8% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -394.4% -7.4% 121.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -61.1% 8.9% 52.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -348.7% 8.6% 293.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -57.2% 18.2% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -346.3% 6.5% 539.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% 18.1% 42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 463.5% 95.3% 116.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -10.4% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 728.8% 146.0% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -12.7% 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNCCVSPHG
Gross margin 21.3% 44.5% 77.8%
EBITDA margin -2.2% 3.1% 19.8%
Operating margin -2.8% 2.0% 12.9%
Pretax margin -2.3% 1.4% 11.9%
Net margin -2.5% 1.2% 8.9%
FCF margin 4.4% 2.8% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 3.6% 12.9%
Return on equity -23.1% 6.2% 12.7%
Return on assets -6.2% 1.9% 5.4%
Return on invested capital -14.7% 5.0% 11.5%
Return on capital employed -13.6% 5.0% 11.8%
Asset turnover 2.5x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 3.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNCCVSPHG
Debt / assets 19.4% 24.2% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 3.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 5.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 68.5% 57.1%
Equity / assets 27.3% 31.5% 42.9%
Interest coverage -8.6x 2.7x 6.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.84 2.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNCCVSPHG
Dividend yield – 2.9% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.4% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusCNCCVSPHG
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.04FY2026 $8.55FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.3%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.5% +2.2% -10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $202.22BFY2026 $426.79BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -4.7% -8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNCCVSPHG
Held by institutions 97.9% 89.1% 5.4%
Institutions holding 999 2,069 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +3.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 568 1,101 266
Institutions selling 334 730 76
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.51 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.

CNCCVSPHG
CNC 1.00 0.48 0.11
CVS 0.48 1.00 0.06
PHG 0.11 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNC, CVS and PHG?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centene (CNC) $33.50B, Cvs Health (CVS) $118.17B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNC, CVS and PHG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centene (CNC) -6.6x, Cvs Health (CVS) 24.2x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Centene (CNC) 13.9x, Cvs Health (CVS) 10.9x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Centene (CNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Centene (CNC) +13.9%, Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Centene (CNC) -2.5%, Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Centene (CNC) -14.7%, Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Centene (CNC) +104.2%, Cvs Health (CVS) +15.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -7.3%. Over five years, Cvs Health (CVS) compounded fastest (Centene (CNC) +0.3%/yr, Cvs Health (CVS) +1.3%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Centene (CNC) 47.4%, Cvs Health (CVS) 32.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNC, CVS 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 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.