CRVL vs CVS vs PHG Stock Comparison

Corvel, Cvs Health and Koninklijke Philips Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRVL Corvel Corp
$85.91 +13.3% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$81.32 -5.9% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$107.25B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$420.61B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$30.49 +26.2% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.83B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.13B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 5, Cvs Health 3, Corvel 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRVLCVSPHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.23B $107.25B $28.83B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.8x 9.7x 15.1x CVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x 15.4x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +6.7% +53.4% PHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 2.6% 6.3% CRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.7% 12.4% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x 1.4x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +3.5% +8.6% CRVL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr -2.8%/yr -8.6%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 34.9% 29.7% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 70/100 80/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

CRVLCVSPHG

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

AxisCRVLCVSPHG
Valuation 16 #22 of 26 100 #1 of 26 97 #7 of 229
Growth 63 #10 of 25 75 #7 of 25 99 #3 of 221
Profitability 92 #3 of 25 83 #5 of 25 92 #18 of 210
Financial Health 96 #2 of 26 28 #19 of 26 34 #158 of 240
Shareholder Returns 56 #8 of 17 63 #7 of 17 80 #31 of 147
Overall 64 70 80
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CVS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PHG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRVLCVSPHGSPY
1 month +13.3%-5.9%+26.2% -5.9%
3 months +37.6%-15.5%+15.8% -4.6%
6 months +48.0%-6.9%+12.3% +0.2%
Year to date +27.0%+2.5%+12.6% +7.5%
1 year +13.8%+3.5%+8.6% +8.2%
3 years +29.7%+14.4%+51.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.1%+4.6%+14.9% +19.0%
5 years +35.9%-13.3%-36.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +6.3%-2.8%-8.6% +9.4%
10 years +710.5%-1.2%+3.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +23.3%-0.1%+0.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCRVLCVSPHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%34.9%29.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%38.7%27.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-0.070.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.100.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-60.5%-75.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-26.4%-7.4% -5.9%
52-week high $87.38$110.55$32.91 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$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.

MultipleCRVLCVSPHG
P/E now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 25.1x 9.4xmedian 25.1x 15.2xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.4x 0.2xmedian 0.4x 1.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 14.2x 7.7xmedian 14.2x 8.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 16.4x 6.7xmedian 16.4x 5.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.92median 1.51 1.11median 1.51 0.22median 0.88

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 monthsCRVLCVSPHG
Revenue $1.01B $420.61B $30.13B
Gross profit $258.02M $186.06B $16.13B
Operating income $161.13M $15.06B $2.79B
Net income $121.52M $11.09B $1.45B
Free cash flow $127.86M $15.57B $5.23B
R&D – – $1.99B
EPS (diluted) $2.40 $8.55 $1.98
Cash & equivalents $269.99M $11.74B $3.12B
Total debt – $60.68B $9.23B
Shares (diluted) 50.69M 1.29B 962.50M
Enterprise value $3.24B $56.01B $17.10B

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
MetricCRVLCVSPHG
P/E 35.7x 9.4x 15.2x
P/FCF 33.9x 6.7x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 26.2x 5.6x 8.3x
P/S 4.3x 0.2x 1.0x
P/B 10.1x 1.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 1.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 7.7x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 10.0x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 31.8x 9.6x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 8.0x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.92 1.11 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSPHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 6.7% 53.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 6.5% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.2% 5.3% 76.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 10.9% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% 206.4% 49.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 2.4% 337.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.4% 2,369% 444.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 8.6% 45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.7% 2,213% 177.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 8.5% 69.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 105.4% 154.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 9.9% 34.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.4% 147.4% 74.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 11.3% 35.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSPHG
Gross margin 25.5% 44.2% 53.5%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 4.7% 14.1%
Operating margin 15.9% 3.6% 9.2%
Pretax margin 15.9% 2.9% 8.7%
Net margin 12.0% 2.6% 6.3%
FCF margin 12.6% 3.7% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 4.4% 11.8%
Return on equity 29.0% 13.8% 13.2%
Return on assets 17.3% 4.3% 5.5%
Return on invested capital – 9.7% 12.4%
Return on capital employed 36.3% 9.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSPHG
Debt / assets – 23.5% 29.0%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 39.7% 68.7% 58.7%
Equity / assets 60.3% 31.3% 41.3%
Interest coverage – 4.9x 6.5x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 13.90 2.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRVLCVSPHG
Dividend yield – 3.3% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -0.4% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.9% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusCRVLCVSPHG
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.59FY2026 $1.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +27.3%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.7% -10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $427.31BFY2026 $21.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.3%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.8% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRVLCVSPHG
Held by institutions 54.5% 89.1% 5.4%
Institutions holding 288 2,073 365
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +3.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 172 1,102 267
Institutions selling 72 733 76
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.50 3.51

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.

CRVLCVSPHG
CRVL 1.00 0.03 0.14
CVS 0.03 1.00 -0.06
PHG 0.14 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRVL, CVS and PHG?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corvel (CRVL) $4.23B, Cvs Health (CVS) $107.25B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $28.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRVL, CVS and PHG?

Cvs Health (CVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corvel (CRVL) 34.8x, Cvs Health (CVS) 9.7x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Cvs Health (CVS) 9.5x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corvel (CRVL) +8.3%, Cvs Health (CVS) +6.7%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +53.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corvel (CRVL) has the highest net margin (Corvel (CRVL) 12.0%, Cvs Health (CVS) 2.6%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Cvs Health (CVS) 9.7%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corvel (CRVL) returned the most: Corvel (CRVL) +13.8%, Cvs Health (CVS) +3.5%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +8.6%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Corvel (CRVL) +6.3%/yr, Cvs Health (CVS) -2.8%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Corvel (CRVL) 44.2%, Cvs Health (CVS) 34.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRVL, 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 5. 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.