CRVL vs UNH vs CLOV Stock Comparison

Corvel, Unitedhealth and Clover Health Investments Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRVL Corvel Corp
$84.59 +13.8% 1M +11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc
$410.71 +9.0% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$370.47B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$450.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Unitedhealth leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Unitedhealth 5, Clover Health Investments 2, Corvel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRVLUNHCLOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.24B $370.47B $2.43B UNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 26.2x -132.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.2x 76.0x UNH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% +54.0% CLOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.1% -0.7% UNH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.8% +13.3% +19.4% CLOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -2.0%/yr -8.9%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 36.2% 62.1% UNH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 51/100 UNH

Percentile Scorecard

CRVLUNHCLOV

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

AxisCRVLUNHCLOV
Valuation – 46 #14 of 25 21 #20 of 25
Growth – 9 #22 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Profitability – 91 #3 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Financial Health 96 #2 of 26 44 #15 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Shareholder Returns – 73 #5 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Overall – 53 51
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • UNH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CLOV 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

PeriodCRVLUNHCLOVSPY
1 month +13.8%+9.0%+1.6% -0.8%
3 months +40.0%-1.6%+6.8% +3.5%
6 months +45.5%+15.8%+81.0% +7.0%
Year to date +25.0%+24.4%+94.0% +12.2%
1 year +11.8%+13.3%+19.4% +13.0%
3 years +33.3%-21.7%+399.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.1%-7.8%+71.1% +23.1%
5 years +43.4%-9.4%-37.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%-2.0%-8.9% +11.0%
10 years +647.3%+188.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.3%+11.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRVLUNHCLOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%36.2%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.0%38.2%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.311.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.370.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.2%-62.0%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.9%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $84.59$436.35$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $46.00$259.02$1.70 $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.

MultipleCRVLUNHCLOV
P/E now vs peer median —median 24.3x 26.2xmedian 24.3x -130.2xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 15.9xmedian 13.5x -125.1xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.6x 15.7xmedian 15.6x 32.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.33 -2.29median 1.33 -2.15median 1.33

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 monthsCRVLUNHCLOV
Revenue – $450.13B $2.48B
Gross profit – $139.28B $459.93M
Operating income – $21.68B -$18.36M
Net income – $14.91B -$18.36M
Free cash flow – $23.62B $74.21M
EPS (diluted) – $15.59 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $233.07M $28.59B $198.84M
Total debt – $73.33B –
Shares (diluted) 51.58M 906.00M 545.45M
Enterprise value $3.37B $249.04B $1.69B

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
MetricCRVLUNHCLOV
P/E – 26.2x -130.2x
P/FCF – 15.7x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.8x 31.3x
P/S – 0.8x 1.0x
P/B 10.9x 3.6x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 10.9x 4.4x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA – 15.9x -125.1x
EV/EBIT – 19.1x -118.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 17.5x 29.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.29 -2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRVLUNHCLOV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% 54.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 420.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.1% 19.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 26.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -29.5% 56.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.8% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -32.5% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.8% 58.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -33.4% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -11.5% 60.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.7% 1,047%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% 44.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5% 873.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.8% 42.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRVLUNHCLOV
Gross margin – 30.9% 18.6%
EBITDA margin – 5.8% -0.7%
Operating margin – 4.8% -0.7%
Pretax margin – 3.9% -0.7%
Net margin – 3.1% -0.7%
FCF margin – 5.2% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.0% 3.1%
Return on equity – 14.3% -5.1%
Return on assets – 4.8% -2.6%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% –
Return on capital employed – 10.9% -4.8%
Asset turnover – 1.4x 3.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRVLUNHCLOV
Debt / assets – 23.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 38.7% 66.3% 47.8%
Equity / assets 61.3% 33.7% 52.2%
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 3.13 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRVLUNHCLOV
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 54.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –

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.

ConsensusCRVLUNHCLOV
Forward P/E – 19.2xFY2026 76.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.36FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.6%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.0% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $421.27BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -5.9%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.1% +31.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRVLUNHCLOV
Held by institutions 54.5% 86.6% 27.6%
Institutions holding 288 3,359 227
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +5.0% +14.4%
Institutions buying 172 1,822 124
Institutions selling 72 1,247 55
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.46 2.25

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.

CRVLUNHCLOV
CRVL 1.00 0.20 0.18
UNH 0.20 1.00 0.32
CLOV 0.18 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRVL, UNH and CLOV?

Unitedhealth (UNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corvel (CRVL) $4.24B, Unitedhealth (UNH) $370.47B, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) $2.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

Clover Health Investments (CLOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Unitedhealth (UNH) +6.5%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +54.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Unitedhealth (UNH) has the highest net margin (Unitedhealth (UNH) 3.1%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clover Health Investments (CLOV) returned the most: Corvel (CRVL) +11.8%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +13.3%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +19.4%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Corvel (CRVL) +7.5%/yr, Unitedhealth (UNH) -2.0%/yr, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Corvel (CRVL) 0.00%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 0.02%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 0.00%. Corvel (CRVL) and Clover Health Investments (CLOV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unitedhealth (UNH) has been the steadiest (Corvel (CRVL) 44.0%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 36.2%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRVL, UNH and CLOV?

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