CRVL vs CI Stock Comparison

Corvel and Cigna Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRVL Corvel Corp
$83.87 +14.4% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins
CI Cigna Group
$306.95 +14.4% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.48B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRVLCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.34B $80.48B CI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 12.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% +0.6% CRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr +7.2%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 34.0% CI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

CRVLCI

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

AxisCRVLCI
Valuation – 88 #4 of 25
Growth – 57 #11 of 24
Profitability – 78 #6 of 24
Financial Health 96 #2 of 26 28 #19 of 26
Shareholder Returns – 81 #4 of 17
Overall – 66
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CI 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

PeriodCRVLCISPY
1 month +14.4%+14.4% -1.0%
3 months +40.1%+5.9% +2.9%
6 months +46.3%+11.4% +6.4%
Year to date +23.9%+11.5% +11.4%
1 year +11.7%+0.6% +13.1%
3 years +29.4%+0.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +9.0%+0.3% +21.5%
5 years +44.0%+41.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.6%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years +627.2%+147.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.9%+9.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRVLCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-2.8% -2.5%
52-week high $83.88$315.88 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$244.41 $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.

MultipleCRVLCI
P/E now vs peer median —median 24.5x 12.6xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 8.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x 8.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.35 4.80median 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 monthsCRVLCI
Revenue – $282.38B
Gross profit – $58.25B
Operating income – $9.96B
Net income – $6.98B
Free cash flow – $9.11B
EPS (diluted) – $24.31
Cash & equivalents $233.07M $6.30B
Total debt – $128.28B
Shares (diluted) 51.58M 263.96M
Enterprise value $3.46B $49.73B

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
MetricCRVLCI
P/E – 12.6x
P/FCF – 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.9x
P/S – 0.3x
P/B 10.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA – 8.3x
EV/EBIT – 10.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x
EV/FCF – 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 29.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 94.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 131.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCI
Gross margin – 20.6%
EBITDA margin – 4.5%
Operating margin – 3.5%
Pretax margin – 3.1%
Net margin – 2.3%
FCF margin – 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.6%
Return on equity – 16.4%
Return on assets – 4.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.9%
Return on capital employed – 10.0%
Asset turnover – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRVLCI
Debt / assets – 20.3%
Debt / equity – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.7% 72.7%
Equity / assets 61.3% 27.3%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRVLCI
Dividend yield – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 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.

ConsensusCRVLCI
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $32.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $303.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRVLCI
Held by institutions 54.5% 89.7%
Institutions holding 288 1,701
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.9%
Institutions buying 172 837
Institutions selling 72 574
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.46

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.

CRVLCI
CRVL 1.00 0.10
CI 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRVL and CI?

Cigna (CI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corvel (CRVL) $4.34B, Cigna (CI) $80.48B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corvel (CRVL) returned the most: Corvel (CRVL) +11.7%, Cigna (CI) +0.6%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Corvel (CRVL) +7.6%/yr, Cigna (CI) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Corvel (CRVL) 0.00%, Cigna (CI) 0.02%. Corvel (CRVL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cigna (CI) has been the steadiest (Corvel (CRVL) 44.0%, Cigna (CI) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CRVL and CI move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.10, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CRVL and CI?

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 2. 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.