CRVL vs CNC vs ELV Stock Comparison

Corvel, Centene and Elevance Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRVL Corvel Corp
$82.67 +11.2% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win
CNC Centene Corp
$68.73 +11.2% 1M +107.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.18B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.90B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$421.37 +6.4% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$89.37B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 4, Centene 3, Corvel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRVLCNCELVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.18B $33.18B $89.37B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 22.7x 17.4x ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x 14.0x CNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.7% +3.6% CNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 2.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% +107.3% +23.0% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr -0.8%/yr -0.6%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 47.4% 36.1% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 71/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

CRVLCNCELV

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

AxisCRVLCNCELV
Valuation – 96 #2 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Growth – 61 #10 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Profitability – 70 #8 of 24 78 #6 of 24
Financial Health 96 #2 of 26 44 #15 of 26 72 #8 of 26
Shareholder Returns – – 93 #2 of 15
Overall – 68 71
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CNC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ELV 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

PeriodCRVLCNCELVSPY
1 month +11.2%+11.2%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months +34.1%+7.2%+9.2% +3.9%
6 months +42.6%+38.7%+16.2% +8.2%
Year to date +22.2%+67.0%+20.2% +12.9%
1 year +11.0%+107.3%+23.0% +12.3%
3 years +30.3%+1.9%-4.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+0.6%-1.5% +23.3%
5 years +37.3%-4.0%-2.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.5%-0.8%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years +638.8%+116.7%+241.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.1%+8.0%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRVLCNCELVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%47.4%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%47.4%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.310.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.252.260.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-74.1%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-3.5%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $84.59$71.21$445.45 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$31.80$280.74 $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.

MultipleCRVLCNCELV
P/E now vs peer median —median 23.9x 23.2xmedian 23.9x 17.8xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x —median 13.4x 9.4xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.5x 3.4xmedian 15.5x 14.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 -1.74median 1.34 -7.60median 1.34

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 monthsCRVLCNCELV
Revenue – $203.90B $201.83B
Gross profit – – $53.35B
Operating income – $1.01B $7.70B
Net income – $1.46B $5.13B
Free cash flow – – $6.51B
EPS (diluted) – $2.93 $23.62
Cash & equivalents $233.07M $20.70B $10.35B
Total debt – – $30.76B
Shares (diluted) 51.58M 497.64M 217.60M
Enterprise value $3.30B $33.18B -$53.21B

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
MetricCRVLCNCELV
P/E – 23.2x 17.8x
P/FCF – 3.4x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.2x 12.0x
P/S – 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 10.7x 1.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 10.7x 1.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.4x
EV/EBIT – – 11.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF – – 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.2x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.74 -7.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCNCELV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.7% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 117.7% -9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.2% -4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 127.6% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -15.8% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 127.2% -4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -13.4% -2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.2% 54.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 72.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCNCELV
Gross margin – – 26.4%
EBITDA margin – – 4.6%
Operating margin – – 3.8%
Pretax margin – – 3.1%
Net margin – – 2.5%
FCF margin – – 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.3% 3.8%
Return on equity – 6.5% 11.4%
Return on assets – 1.8% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – 8.3%
Return on capital employed – – 9.6%
Asset turnover – 2.5x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRVLCNCELV
Debt / assets – – 24.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.7% 71.9% 65.0%
Equity / assets 61.3% 28.1% 35.0%
Interest coverage – – 5.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRVLCNCELV
Dividend yield – – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.2%
Shareholder yield – – 3.8%
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.

ConsensusCRVLCNCELV
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.04FY2026 $30.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +142.3%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.5% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $202.57BFY2026 $211.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.0%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.4% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRVLCNCELV
Held by institutions 54.5% 97.9% 91.8%
Institutions holding 288 999 1,610
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying 172 568 859
Institutions selling 72 334 540
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.70 1.59

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.

CRVLCNCELV
CRVL 1.00 0.21 0.21
CNC 0.21 1.00 0.61
ELV 0.21 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRVL, CNC and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corvel (CRVL) $4.18B, Centene (CNC) $33.18B, Elevance Health (ELV) $89.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRVL, CNC and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centene (CNC) 22.7x, Elevance Health (ELV) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Centene (CNC) is cheapest (Centene (CNC) 13.6x, Elevance Health (ELV) 14.0x). 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) +9.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Corvel (CRVL) +11.0%, Centene (CNC) +107.3%, Elevance Health (ELV) +23.0%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Corvel (CRVL) +6.5%/yr, Centene (CNC) -0.8%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elevance Health (ELV) has been the steadiest (Corvel (CRVL) 44.0%, Centene (CNC) 47.4%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRVL, CNC and ELV?

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