CRVL vs CVS vs MCK Stock Comparison

Corvel, Cvs Health and Mckesson Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRVL Corvel Corp
$87.38 +15.0% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.42B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$983.74M
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$79.97 -8.1% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$102.20B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$415.09B
Div. yield
3.35%
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$1,068.31 +16.6% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$123.34B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$418.79B
Div. yield
0.32%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 7, Cvs Health 3, Corvel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRVLCVSMCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.42B $102.20B $123.34B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.5x 20.9x 26.4x CVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.3x 22.7x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.1% +7.4% +8.2% MCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.7% 1.2% 1.1% CRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% 98.7% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.7x 0.4x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.35% 0.32% CVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.9% +2.4% +26.9% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr -3.1%/yr +37.0%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 34.9% 31.3% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 54/100 61/100 CRVL

Percentile Scorecard

CRVLCVSMCK

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

AxisCRVLCVSMCK
Valuation 20 #21 of 26 96 #2 of 26 60 #11 of 26
Growth 67 #9 of 25 46 #14 of 25 63 #10 of 25
Profitability 92 #3 of 25 54 #12 of 25 67 #9 of 25
Financial Health 96 #2 of 26 20 #21 of 26 48 #14 of 26
Shareholder Returns 63 #7 of 17 56 #8 of 17 69 #6 of 17
Overall 67 54 61
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CVS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MCK 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

PeriodCRVLCVSMCKSPY
1 month +15.0%-8.1%+16.6% -1.0%
3 months +39.7%-19.3%+21.7% -0.4%
6 months +57.8%-7.9%+43.7% +4.5%
Year to date +29.1%+0.8%+30.2% +12.4%
1 year +14.9%+2.4%+26.9% +13.6%
3 years +31.3%+13.8%+136.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +9.5%+4.4%+33.2% +20.8%
5 years +38.3%-14.7%+381.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +6.7%-3.1%+37.0% +10.4%
10 years +724.3%-2.8%+717.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +23.5%-0.3%+23.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCRVLCVSMCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%34.9%31.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%38.7%27.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-0.03-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.070.86 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-60.5%-27.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.7%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $87.38$110.55$1,068.31 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$70.08$725.17 $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.

MultipleCRVLCVSMCK
P/E now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 25.7x 20.9xmedian 25.7x 26.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 13.9x 11.7xmedian 13.9x 16.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 16.6x 8.7xmedian 16.6x 17.4xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 2.6x -31.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 1.56 1.15median 1.56 1.66median 1.56

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 monthsCRVLCVSMCK
Revenue $983.74M $415.09B $418.79B
Gross profit $243.90M $184.68B $15.37B
Operating income $151.19M $8.29B $6.69B
Net income $115.33M $4.93B $5.43B
Free cash flow $113.82M $11.76B $7.11B
EPS (diluted) $2.26 $3.80 $40.27
Cash & equivalents $255.88M $11.33B $6.53B
Total debt – $61.41B $9.21B
Shares (diluted) 50.93M 1.29B 116.70M
Enterprise value $3.49B $54.81B $107.28B

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
MetricCRVLCVSMCK
P/E 38.5x 20.9x 26.4x
P/FCF 38.8x 8.7x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x 6.9x 16.4x
P/S 4.5x 0.2x 0.3x
P/B 10.8x 1.3x -31.2x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 1.8x -15.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 11.7x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 27.5x 18.1x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.4x 0.3x
EV/FCF 36.6x 12.7x 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.7x 10.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 1.15 1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSMCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.1% 7.4% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 7.0% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 6.5% 11.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 11.8% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% -7.4% 27.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 8.9% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 8.6% 28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 18.2% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.6% 6.5% 24.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 18.1% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 95.3% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -10.4% 15.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% 146.0% 11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -12.7% 16.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSMCK
Gross margin 24.8% 44.5% 3.7%
EBITDA margin 18.7% 3.1% 1.8%
Operating margin 15.4% 2.0% 1.6%
Pretax margin 15.4% 1.4% 1.6%
Net margin 11.7% 1.2% 1.1%
FCF margin 11.6% 2.8% 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 3.6% 1.8%
Return on equity 28.7% 6.2% –
Return on assets 17.3% 1.9% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% 98.7%
Return on capital employed 37.2% 5.0% 42.0%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.6x 4.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSMCK
Debt / assets – 24.2% 10.0%
Debt / equity – 0.8x -2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.7x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 5.2x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 40.7% 68.5% 104.3%
Equity / assets 59.3% 31.5% -4.3%
Interest coverage – 2.7x 21.9x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 14.14 2.40 5.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSMCK
Dividend yield – 3.3% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -0.4% 5.4%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.9% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 7.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.8%

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.

ConsensusCRVLCVSMCK
Forward P/E – 9.3xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.59FY2026 $47.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +27.3%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.7% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $427.31BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.8% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRVLCVSMCK
Held by institutions 54.5% 89.1% 89.1%
Institutions holding 288 2,073 2,014
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +3.5% -0.7%
Institutions buying 172 1,103 883
Institutions selling 72 732 793
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.51 1.11

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.

CRVLCVSMCK
CRVL 1.00 0.03 0.11
CVS 0.03 1.00 0.02
MCK 0.11 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRVL, CVS and MCK?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corvel (CRVL) $4.42B, Cvs Health (CVS) $102.20B, Mckesson (MCK) $123.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRVL, CVS and MCK?

Cvs Health (CVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corvel (CRVL) 38.5x, Cvs Health (CVS) 20.9x, Mckesson (MCK) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Cvs Health (CVS) 9.3x, Mckesson (MCK) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mckesson (MCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corvel (CRVL) +7.1%, Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corvel (CRVL) has the highest net margin (Corvel (CRVL) 11.7%, Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%, Mckesson (MCK) 98.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: Corvel (CRVL) +14.9%, Cvs Health (CVS) +2.4%, Mckesson (MCK) +26.9%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Corvel (CRVL) +6.7%/yr, Cvs Health (CVS) -3.1%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +37.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cvs Health (CVS) has the highest dividend yield: Cvs Health (CVS) 3.35%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.32%. Corvel (CRVL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Corvel (CRVL) 44.2%, Cvs Health (CVS) 34.9%, Mckesson (MCK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRVL, CVS and MCK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mckesson (MCK) leads on 7. 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.