CVS vs PHG vs CNC Stock Comparison

Cvs Health, Koninklijke Philips and Centene 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
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
6 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 6, Cvs Health 3, Centene 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVSPHGCNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.17B $25.18B $33.50B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 13.7x -6.6x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 13.6x 13.9x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +6.1% +13.9% CNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 8.9% -2.5% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 11.5% -14.7% PHG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.8x 2.5x PHG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.3% -7.3% +104.2% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr -11.0%/yr +0.3%/yr CVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 28.7% 47.4% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 80/100 49/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

CVSPHGCNC

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

AxisCVSPHGCNC
Valuation 92 #3 of 25 98 #6 of 228 83 #5 of 25
Growth 52 #12 of 24 96 #11 of 222 35 #16 of 24
Profitability 61 #10 of 24 96 #10 of 210 39 #15 of 24
Financial Health 16 #22 of 26 31 #166 of 241 56 #12 of 26
Shareholder Returns 56 #8 of 17 81 #27 of 138 31 #12 of 17
Overall 55 80 49
  • CVS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • PHG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CNC 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

PeriodCVSPHGCNCSPY
1 month +8.9%+10.0%+13.1% -1.0%
3 months -13.2%+2.9%+10.7% +2.9%
6 months +20.0%-2.1%+67.8% +6.4%
Year to date +17.8%-0.7%+70.5% +11.4%
1 year +15.3%-7.3%+104.2% +13.1%
3 years +35.6%+43.0%+0.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.7%+12.7%+0.2% +21.5%
5 years +6.8%-44.0%+1.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.3%-11.0%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +7.0%-5.4%+126.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.7%-0.6%+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVSPHGCNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%28.7%47.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%28.8%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.810.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.252.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-75.6%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-18.3%-1.4% -2.5%
52-week high $110.55$32.91$71.21 $779.14
52-week low $70.08$23.81$31.80 $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.

MultipleCVSPHGCNC
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 24.5x 13.8xmedian 30.7x -6.8xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.3xmedian 3.0x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.4x 8.2xmedian 17.7x -5.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 15.8x 6.0xmedian 23.7x 3.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.35 0.33median 0.96 0.11median 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 monthsCVSPHGCNC
Revenue $415.09B $20.60B $202.94B
Gross profit $184.68B $16.03B $43.22B
Operating income $8.29B $2.65B -$5.64B
Net income $4.93B $1.39B -$5.10B
Free cash flow $11.76B $4.34B $8.95B
R&D – $2.00B –
EPS (diluted) $3.80 $1.91 $-10.25
Cash & equivalents $11.33B $2.04B $24.15B
Total debt $255.72B $9.51B $67.64B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 962.50M 497.64M
Enterprise value $70.58B $14.29B -$56.86B

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
MetricCVSPHGCNC
P/E 24.5x 13.8x -6.8x
P/FCF 10.2x 6.0x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 9.7x 3.6x
P/S 0.3x 1.3x 0.2x
P/B 1.5x 2.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 8.2x -5.4x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 12.6x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.6x 0.1x
EV/FCF 14.2x 7.7x 2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 12.5x 2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.33 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 6.1% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 2.3% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.5% 82.4% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 6.7% 9.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% 121.3% -394.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 52.0% -61.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.6% 293.5% -348.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 35.6% -57.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 539.4% -346.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 42.2% -59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.3% 116.7% 463.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 53.6% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.0% 54.2% 728.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 45.6% 5.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCNC
Gross margin 44.5% 77.8% 21.3%
EBITDA margin 3.1% 19.8% -2.2%
Operating margin 2.0% 12.9% -2.8%
Pretax margin 1.4% 11.9% -2.3%
Net margin 1.2% 8.9% -2.5%
FCF margin 2.8% 21.1% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 12.9% 4.8%
Return on equity 6.2% 12.7% -23.1%
Return on assets 1.9% 5.4% -6.2%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 11.5% -14.7%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 11.8% -13.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 1.9x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCNC
Debt / assets 24.2% 31.2% 19.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.2x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 57.1% 72.7%
Equity / assets 31.5% 42.9% 27.3%
Interest coverage 2.7x 6.2x -8.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.46 – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVSPHGCNC
Dividend yield 2.9% 3.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.2% 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.

ConsensusCVSPHGCNC
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.55FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $5.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.2% -10.1% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.79BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026 $202.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% -8.2% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVSPHGCNC
Held by institutions 89.1% 5.4% 97.9%
Institutions holding 2,069 363 999
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.8% +2.1%
Institutions buying 1,101 266 568
Institutions selling 730 76 334
Buyers to sellers 1.51 3.50 1.70

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.

CVSPHGCNC
CVS 1.00 0.06 0.48
PHG 0.06 1.00 0.11
CNC 0.48 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVS, PHG and CNC?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvs Health (CVS) $118.17B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.18B, Centene (CNC) $33.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVS, PHG and CNC?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvs Health (CVS) 24.2x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.7x, Centene (CNC) -6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Cvs Health (CVS) 10.9x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.6x, Centene (CNC) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Centene (CNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, Centene (CNC) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, Centene (CNC) -2.5%). On return on invested capital, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) leads (Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%, Centene (CNC) -14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Cvs Health (CVS) +15.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -7.3%, Centene (CNC) +104.2%. Over five years, Cvs Health (CVS) compounded fastest (Cvs Health (CVS) +1.3%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -11.0%/yr, Centene (CNC) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, Centene (CNC) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.