CRVL vs ELV vs HNGE Stock Comparison

Corvel, Elevance Health and Hinge Health Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRVL Corvel Corp
$82.64 +9.5% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.45B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$983.74M
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$413.68 +7.0% 1M +32.1% 1Y
Market cap
$94.27B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins
HNGE Hinge Health, Inc.
$116.82 +19.7% 1M +132.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.53B
P/E
88.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$720.06M
Div. yield
–
Telehealth Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRVLELVHNGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.45B $94.27B $9.53B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 18.3x 88.8x ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.8x 47.1x ELV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.1% +3.6% +49.8% HNGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.7% 2.5% 14.9% HNGE
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 +13.0% +32.1% +132.1% HNGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.2%/yr -0.4%/yr — CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 35.8% 53.4% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 69/100 71/100 HNGE

Percentile Scorecard

CRVLELVHNGE

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

AxisCRVLELVHNGE
Valuation 20 #21 of 26 80 #6 of 26 25 #72 of 95
Growth 67 #9 of 25 25 #19 of 25 98 #3 of 88
Profitability 96 #2 of 25 75 #7 of 25 100 #1 of 87
Financial Health 96 #2 of 26 72 #8 of 26 61 #40 of 100
Shareholder Returns 63 #7 of 17 94 #2 of 17 72 #17 of 58
Overall 68 69 71
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ELV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HNGE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRVLELVHNGESPY
1 month +9.5%+7.0%+19.7% -2.0%
3 months +39.8%+9.5%+47.1% -2.2%
6 months +44.8%+12.1%+134.8% +4.2%
Year to date +22.1%+18.0%+151.5% +10.6%
1 year +13.0%+32.1%+132.1% +10.4%
3 years +24.2%-8.0%— +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.5%-2.8%— +20.2%
5 years +35.2%-2.1%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.2%-0.4%— +10.1%
10 years +672.3%+244.6%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +22.7%+13.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRVLELVHNGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%35.8%53.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%39.0%52.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.261.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.300.902.47 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-51.2%-48.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-7.1%-0.1% -3.2%
52-week high $84.59$445.45$116.90 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$280.74$31.17 $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.

MultipleCRVLELVHNGE
P/E now vs peer median 36.4xmedian 23.9x 17.4xmedian 23.9x 85.9xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.3x 0.4xmedian 0.3x 13.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 13.4x 9.2xmedian 13.4x 56.0xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 16.0x 13.7xmedian 16.0x 32.3xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.5x 27.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.88median 1.61 -7.46median 1.61 —median 0.72

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 monthsCRVLELVHNGE
Revenue $983.74M $201.83B $720.06M
Gross profit $243.90M $53.35B $608.41M
Operating income $151.19M $7.70B $93.67M
Net income $115.33M $5.13B $109.07M
Free cash flow $113.82M $6.51B $290.12M
R&D – – $129.07M
EPS (diluted) $2.26 $23.62 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $255.88M $10.35B $286.22M
Total debt – $30.76B –
Shares (diluted) 50.93M 217.60M 83.42M
Enterprise value $3.53B -$48.31B $7.98B

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
MetricCRVLELVHNGE
P/E 36.4x 17.4x 85.9x
P/FCF 36.7x 13.7x 32.3x
P/Operating cash flow 27.8x 11.8x 32.2x
P/S 4.3x 0.4x 13.0x
P/B 10.2x 2.0x 27.2x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 2.6x 27.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x 9.2x 56.0x
EV/EBIT 26.0x 11.0x 95.9x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.4x 12.5x
EV/FCF 34.5x 13.0x 31.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 11.1x 30.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.88 -7.46 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRVLELVHNGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.1% 3.6% 49.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 6.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 4.3% 63.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% -9.2% 117.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% -4.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% -7.4% 120.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -5.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 16.6% -4.5% 113.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -2.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 54.6% 216.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -7.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% 72.9% 218.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -7.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRVLELVHNGE
Gross margin 24.8% 26.4% 84.5%
EBITDA margin 18.7% 4.6% 22.3%
Operating margin 15.4% 3.8% 13.0%
Pretax margin 15.4% 3.1% 15.4%
Net margin 11.7% 2.5% 14.9%
FCF margin 11.6% 3.2% 40.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 3.8% 40.4%
Return on equity 28.7% 11.4% 47.8%
Return on assets 17.3% 4.0% 14.0%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 37.2% 9.6% 31.6%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRVLELVHNGE
Debt / assets – 24.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 4.7x –
Liabilities / assets 40.7% 65.0% 58.4%
Equity / assets 59.3% 35.0% 41.6%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 13.63 3.04 11.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRVLELVHNGE
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.3% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.9% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusCRVLELVHNGE
Forward P/E – 13.8xFY2026 47.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $30.04FY2026 $2.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.8%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.4% +22.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $211.76BFY2026 $880.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.2%FY2026 +49.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.1% +28.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRVLELVHNGE
Held by institutions 54.5% 91.8% 92.1%
Institutions holding 288 1,615 279
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.7% +2.5%
Institutions buying 172 862 198
Institutions selling 72 542 66
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.59 3.00

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.

CRVLELVHNGE
CRVL 1.00 0.21 0.19
ELV 0.21 1.00 0.12
HNGE 0.19 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRVL, ELV and HNGE?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corvel (CRVL) $4.45B, Elevance Health (ELV) $94.27B, Hinge Health (HNGE) $9.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRVL, ELV and HNGE?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corvel (CRVL) 38.6x, Elevance Health (ELV) 18.3x, Hinge Health (HNGE) 88.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elevance Health (ELV) is cheapest (Elevance Health (ELV) 13.8x, Hinge Health (HNGE) 47.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hinge Health (HNGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corvel (CRVL) +7.1%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%, Hinge Health (HNGE) +49.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hinge Health (HNGE) has the highest net margin (Corvel (CRVL) 11.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%, Hinge Health (HNGE) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hinge Health (HNGE) returned the most: Corvel (CRVL) +13.0%, Elevance Health (ELV) +32.1%, Hinge Health (HNGE) +132.1%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Corvel (CRVL) +6.2%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -0.4%/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%, Elevance Health (ELV) 35.8%, Hinge Health (HNGE) 53.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.