CVS vs PHG vs CI Stock Comparison

Cvs Health, Koninklijke Philips and Cigna Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.90 +10.0% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.18B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
5 wins
CI Cigna Group
$306.95 +14.4% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.48B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 5, Cigna 4, Cvs Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVSPHGCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.17B $25.18B $80.48B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 13.7x 12.5x CI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 13.6x 9.5x CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +6.1% +7.8% CI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 8.9% 2.3% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 11.5% 10.9% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.8x 1.9x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.3% -7.3% +0.6% CVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr -11.0%/yr +7.2%/yr CI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 28.7% 34.0% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 80/100 66/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

CVSPHGCI

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

AxisCVSPHGCI
Valuation 92 #3 of 25 98 #6 of 228 88 #4 of 25
Growth 52 #12 of 24 96 #11 of 222 57 #11 of 24
Profitability 61 #10 of 24 96 #10 of 210 78 #6 of 24
Financial Health 16 #22 of 26 31 #166 of 241 28 #19 of 26
Shareholder Returns 56 #8 of 17 81 #27 of 138 81 #4 of 17
Overall 55 80 66
  • CVS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PHG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CI 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

PeriodCVSPHGCISPY
1 month +8.9%+10.0%+14.4% -1.0%
3 months -13.2%+2.9%+5.9% +2.9%
6 months +20.0%-2.1%+11.4% +6.4%
Year to date +17.8%-0.7%+11.5% +11.4%
1 year +15.3%-7.3%+0.6% +13.1%
3 years +35.6%+43.0%+0.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+12.7%+0.3% +21.5%
5 years +6.8%-44.0%+41.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.3%-11.0%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years +7.0%-5.4%+147.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.7%-0.6%+9.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVSPHGCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%28.7%34.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%28.8%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.810.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.250.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-75.6%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-18.3%-2.8% -2.5%
52-week high $110.55$32.91$315.88 $779.14
52-week low $70.08$23.81$244.41 $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.

MultipleCVSPHGCI
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 24.5x 13.8xmedian 30.7x 12.6xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.3xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.4x 8.2xmedian 17.7x 8.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 15.8x 6.0xmedian 23.7x 8.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.35 0.33median 0.96 4.80median 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 monthsCVSPHGCI
Revenue $415.09B $20.60B $282.38B
Gross profit $184.68B $16.03B $58.25B
Operating income $8.29B $2.65B $9.96B
Net income $4.93B $1.39B $6.98B
Free cash flow $11.76B $4.34B $9.11B
R&D – $2.00B –
EPS (diluted) $3.80 $1.91 $24.31
Cash & equivalents $11.33B $2.04B $6.30B
Total debt $255.72B $9.51B $128.28B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 962.50M 263.96M
Enterprise value $70.58B $14.29B $49.73B

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
MetricCVSPHGCI
P/E 24.5x 13.8x 12.6x
P/FCF 10.2x 6.0x 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 9.7x 7.9x
P/S 0.3x 1.3x 0.3x
P/B 1.5x 2.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.6x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 8.2x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 12.6x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 14.2x 7.7x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 12.5x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.33 4.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 6.1% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 2.3% 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 82.4% -8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 6.7% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% 121.3% 10.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 52.0% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.6% 293.5% 29.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 35.6% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 539.4% 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 42.2% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.3% 116.7% 94.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 53.6% -7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.0% 54.2% 131.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 45.6% -7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCI
Gross margin 44.5% 77.8% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 3.1% 19.8% 4.5%
Operating margin 2.0% 12.9% 3.5%
Pretax margin 1.4% 11.9% 3.1%
Net margin 1.2% 8.9% 2.3%
FCF margin 2.8% 21.1% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 12.9% 3.6%
Return on equity 6.2% 12.7% 16.4%
Return on assets 1.9% 5.4% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 11.5% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 11.8% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCI
Debt / assets 24.2% 31.2% 20.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.8x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.2x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 57.1% 72.7%
Equity / assets 31.5% 42.9% 27.3%
Interest coverage 2.7x 6.2x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.46 – 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCI
Dividend yield 2.9% 3.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.5% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.2% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 23.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%

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.

ConsensusCVSPHGCI
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.55FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $32.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.2% -10.1% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.79BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026 $303.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -8.2% -6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVSPHGCI
Held by institutions 89.1% 5.4% 89.7%
Institutions holding 2,069 363 1,701
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 1,101 266 837
Institutions selling 730 76 574
Buyers to sellers 1.51 3.50 1.46

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.

CVSPHGCI
CVS 1.00 0.06 0.53
PHG 0.06 1.00 0.12
CI 0.53 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVS, PHG and CI?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvs Health (CVS) $118.17B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.18B, Cigna (CI) $80.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVS, PHG and CI?

Cigna (CI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvs Health (CVS) 24.2x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.7x, Cigna (CI) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cigna (CI) is cheapest (Cvs Health (CVS) 10.9x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.6x, Cigna (CI) 9.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cigna (CI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, Cigna (CI) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, Cigna (CI) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%, Cigna (CI) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvs Health (CVS) returned the most: Cvs Health (CVS) +15.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -7.3%, Cigna (CI) +0.6%. Over five years, Cigna (CI) compounded fastest (Cvs Health (CVS) +1.3%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -11.0%/yr, Cigna (CI) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cvs Health (CVS) 0.00%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 0.00%, Cigna (CI) 0.02%. Cvs Health (CVS) and Koninklijke Philips (PHG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Cvs Health (CVS) 32.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.7%, Cigna (CI) 34.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVS, PHG and CI?

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.