CRVL vs HUM vs PFHO Stock Comparison

Corvel, Humana and Pacific Health Care Organization Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRVL Corvel Corp
$82.19 +10.4% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins
HUM Humana Inc
$417.46 +7.9% 1M +42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$49.35B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRVLHUMPFHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.21B $49.35B $12.16M HUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 38.6x 12.4x PFHO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 48.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.3% -3.4% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.9% 15.2% PFHO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.9% +42.6% -11.3% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr -2.1%/yr -1.8%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 48.1% 67.7% CRVL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 71/100 PFHO

Percentile Scorecard

CRVLHUMPFHO

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

AxisCRVLHUMPFHO
Valuation – 58 #11 of 25 71 #8 of 25
Growth – 13 #21 of 24 26 #18 of 24
Profitability – 48 #13 of 24 87 #4 of 24
Financial Health 96 #2 of 26 68 #9 of 26 100 #1 of 26
Shareholder Returns – 33 #11 of 16 –
Overall – 44 71
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PFHO 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

PeriodCRVLHUMPFHOSPY
1 month +10.4%+7.9%-6.0% +0.7%
3 months +38.2%+13.8%+11.9% +3.7%
6 months +43.0%+76.6%-21.7% +7.1%
Year to date +21.5%+63.0%-27.7% +12.8%
1 year +11.9%+42.6%-11.3% +11.9%
3 years +30.3%-19.4%+22.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.2%-6.9%+6.9% +22.8%
5 years +34.6%-9.9%-8.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.1%-2.1%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years +629.9%+144.0%+64.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.0%+9.3%+5.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRVLHUMPFHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%48.1%67.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%52.7%110.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.57-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.89-0.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-70.9%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-3.7%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $84.59$433.45$1.35 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$163.67$0.80 $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.

MultipleCRVLHUMPFHO
P/E now vs peer median —median 24.3x 39.2xmedian 24.3x 12.3xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.9xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 11.7xmedian 12.9x 10.3xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.4x 25.7xmedian 16.4x 20.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 -1.46median 1.36 0.47median 1.36

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 monthsCRVLHUMPFHO
Revenue – $145.68B $6.44M
Gross profit – $19.89B –
Operating income – $2.71B $925.14K
Net income – $1.29B $978.75K
Free cash flow – $1.95B $578.45K
EPS (diluted) – $10.56 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $233.07M $6.89B $2.24M
Total debt – $54.48B –
Shares (diluted) 51.58M 121.14M 12.82M
Enterprise value $3.33B -$38.51B $3.18M

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
MetricCRVLHUMPFHO
P/E – 39.2x 12.3x
P/FCF – 25.7x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 20.1x
P/S – 0.3x 1.9x
P/B 10.6x 2.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 2.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x 10.3x
EV/EBIT – 15.1x 10.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 21.0x 16.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.1x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.46 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRVLHUMPFHO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.3% -3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.8% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -17.9% -16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.3% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -18.3% -30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -27.4% 26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -19.1% -30.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.4% -54.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.3% -2.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.1% -55.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -45.6% -2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRVLHUMPFHO
Gross margin – 13.7% –
EBITDA margin – 2.4% 14.7%
Operating margin – 1.9% 14.4%
Pretax margin – 1.1% 20.6%
Net margin – 0.9% 15.2%
FCF margin – 1.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.7% 9.3%
Return on equity – 6.8% 7.3%
Return on assets – 2.3% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – 6.7% –
Return on capital employed – 8.1% 6.9%
Asset turnover – 2.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRVLHUMPFHO
Debt / assets – 25.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x –
Debt / FCF – 7.5x –
Liabilities / assets 38.7% 66.3% 3.7%
Equity / assets 61.3% 33.7% 96.3%
Interest coverage – 3.8x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.7x 27.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x 6.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x 4.3x
Altman Z-score – 4.61 17.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRVLHUMPFHO
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield – 0.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCRVLHUMPFHO
Forward P/E – 48.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.65FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -49.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +84.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $166.70BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +28.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRVLHUMPFHO
Held by institutions 54.5% 98.6% –
Institutions holding 288 928 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.7% –
Institutions buying 172 559 –
Institutions selling 72 266 –
Buyers to sellers 2.39 2.10 –

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.

CRVLHUMPFHO
CRVL 1.00 0.13 0.05
HUM 0.13 1.00 0.02
PFHO 0.05 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRVL, HUM and PFHO?

Humana (HUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corvel (CRVL) $4.21B, Humana (HUM) $49.35B, Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) $12.16M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRVL, HUM and PFHO?

Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 38.6x, Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Humana (HUM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) -3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) 15.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Corvel (CRVL) +11.9%, Humana (HUM) +42.6%, Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) -11.3%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Corvel (CRVL) +6.1%/yr, Humana (HUM) -2.1%/yr, Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corvel (CRVL) has been the steadiest (Corvel (CRVL) 44.0%, Humana (HUM) 48.1%, Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) 67.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRVL, HUM and PFHO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Humana (HUM) leads on 3. 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.