CVS vs CNC vs OSCR Stock Comparison

Cvs Health, Centene and Oscar Health Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$93.49 +8.9% 1M +15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$118.17B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$415.09B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
CNC Centene Corp
$70.18 +13.1% 1M +104.2% 1Y
Market cap
$33.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$202.94B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc.
$30.99 +1.5% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.38B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.32B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oscar Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Oscar Health 7, Cvs Health 3, Centene 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVSCNCOSCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.17B $33.50B $9.38B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x -6.6x 17.0x OSCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 13.9x 15.6x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +13.9% +42.8% OSCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% -2.5% 3.6% OSCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% -14.7% 25.7% OSCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.5x -12.3x OSCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.3% +104.2% +58.0% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +0.3%/yr +12.8%/yr OSCR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 47.4% 66.8% CVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 49/100 76/100 OSCR

Percentile Scorecard

CVSCNCOSCR

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

AxisCVSCNCOSCR
Valuation 92 #3 of 25 83 #5 of 25 96 #2 of 25
Growth 52 #12 of 24 35 #16 of 24 100 #1 of 24
Profitability 61 #10 of 24 39 #15 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Financial Health 16 #22 of 26 56 #12 of 26 76 #7 of 26
Shareholder Returns 56 #8 of 17 31 #12 of 17 13 #15 of 17
Overall 55 49 76
  • CVS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CNC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • OSCR 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

PeriodCVSCNCOSCRSPY
1 month +8.9%+13.1%+1.5% -1.0%
3 months -13.2%+10.7%+9.9% +2.9%
6 months +20.0%+67.8%+84.4% +6.4%
Year to date +17.8%+70.5%+115.7% +11.4%
1 year +15.3%+104.2%+58.0% +13.1%
3 years +35.6%+0.7%+508.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+0.2%+82.7% +21.5%
5 years +6.8%+1.4%+82.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.3%+0.3%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years +7.0%+126.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.7%+8.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVSCNCOSCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%47.4%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%47.2%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.291.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.472.200.87 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-74.1%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-1.4%-9.7% -2.5%
52-week high $110.55$71.21$34.33 $779.14
52-week low $70.08$31.80$10.85 $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.

MultipleCVSCNCOSCR
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 24.5x -6.8xmedian 24.5x 17.0xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.6xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.4x -5.4xmedian 14.4x 0.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 15.8x 3.9xmedian 15.8x 1.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.35 0.11median 1.35 0.42median 1.35

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 monthsCVSCNCOSCR
Revenue $415.09B $202.94B $15.32B
Gross profit $184.68B $43.22B $3.09B
Operating income $8.29B -$5.64B $629.72M
Net income $4.93B -$5.10B $550.76M
Free cash flow $11.76B $8.95B $4.38B
EPS (diluted) $3.80 $-10.25 $1.65
Cash & equivalents $11.33B $24.15B $4.08B
Total debt $255.72B $67.64B $431.63M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 497.64M 333.43M
Enterprise value $70.58B -$56.86B -$13.01B

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
MetricCVSCNCOSCR
P/E 24.5x -6.8x 17.0x
P/FCF 10.2x 3.9x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 3.6x 1.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
P/B 1.5x 1.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.9x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x -5.4x 0.5x
EV/EBIT 20.1x -4.2x 0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.1x 0.0x
EV/FCF 14.2x 2.6x 0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 2.4x 0.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.11 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVSCNCOSCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 13.9% 42.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 11.1% 45.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 11.2% 67.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 9.7% 47.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% -394.4% 586.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -61.1% 50.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.6% -348.7% 442.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -57.2% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% -346.3% 361.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -59.8% 40.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.3% 463.5% 258.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 4.4% 188.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.0% 728.8% 264.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 5.4% 205.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVSCNCOSCR
Gross margin 44.5% 21.3% 20.2%
EBITDA margin 3.1% -2.2% 4.3%
Operating margin 2.0% -2.8% 4.1%
Pretax margin 1.4% -2.3% 3.9%
Net margin 1.2% -2.5% 3.6%
FCF margin 2.8% 4.4% 28.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 4.8% 28.8%
Return on equity 6.2% -23.1% 29.6%
Return on assets 1.9% -6.2% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 5.0% -14.7% 25.7%
Return on capital employed 5.0% -13.6% 40.1%
Asset turnover 1.6x 2.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x -1.9x 8.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVSCNCOSCR
Debt / assets 24.2% 19.4% 3.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.5x -12.3x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 1.8x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 72.7% 81.7%
Equity / assets 31.5% 27.3% 18.3%
Interest coverage 2.7x -8.6x 39.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.46 2.84 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVSCNCOSCR
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 0.0% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 0.0% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusCVSCNCOSCR
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.55FY2026 $5.04FY2026 $1.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.2% +11.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.79BFY2026 $202.22BFY2026 $19.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +72.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -0.2% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVSCNCOSCR
Held by institutions 89.1% 97.9% 64.2%
Institutions holding 2,069 999 406
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +2.1% +13.6%
Institutions buying 1,101 568 268
Institutions selling 730 334 102
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.70 2.63

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.

CVSCNCOSCR
CVS 1.00 0.48 0.36
CNC 0.48 1.00 0.50
OSCR 0.36 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVS, CNC and OSCR?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvs Health (CVS) $118.17B, Centene (CNC) $33.50B, Oscar Health (OSCR) $9.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVS, CNC and OSCR?

Oscar Health (OSCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvs Health (CVS) 24.2x, Centene (CNC) -6.6x, Oscar Health (OSCR) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Cvs Health (CVS) 10.9x, Centene (CNC) 13.9x, Oscar Health (OSCR) 15.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oscar Health (OSCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%, Centene (CNC) +13.9%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +42.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oscar Health (OSCR) has the highest net margin (Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%, Centene (CNC) -2.5%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Oscar Health (OSCR) leads (Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%, Centene (CNC) -14.7%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Cvs Health (CVS) +15.3%, Centene (CNC) +104.2%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +58.0%. Over five years, Oscar Health (OSCR) compounded fastest (Cvs Health (CVS) +1.3%/yr, Centene (CNC) +0.3%/yr, Oscar Health (OSCR) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cvs Health (CVS) has been the steadiest (Cvs Health (CVS) 32.3%, Centene (CNC) 47.4%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVS, CNC and OSCR?

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