DVA vs FMS vs HUM Stock Comparison

Davita, Fresenius Medical Care AG and Humana Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DVA Davita Inc.
$184.14 +3.2% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.76B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.01B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
3 wins
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG
$22.76 +0.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.10B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
4 wins
HUM Humana Inc
$417.04 +4.7% 1M +43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.84B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Humana leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Humana 4, Fresenius Medical Care AG 4, Davita 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVAFMSHUMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.76B $13.10B $49.84B HUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 12.0x 39.0x FMS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 9.6x 48.2x FMS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -47.8% +18.3% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 9.9% 0.9% FMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.0% 0.2% 6.7% DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 200.7x -2.7x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.5% -16.4% +43.5% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr -8.0%/yr -1.9%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 31.1% 48.1% FMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 50/100 45/100 DVA

Percentile Scorecard

DVAFMSHUM

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

AxisDVAFMSHUM
Valuation 95 #6 of 93 72 #27 of 93 58 #11 of 25
Growth 35 #58 of 88 12 #78 of 88 13 #21 of 24
Profitability 84 #15 of 87 62 #34 of 87 44 #14 of 24
Financial Health 28 #72 of 100 13 #87 of 100 68 #9 of 26
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 56 91 #6 of 56 40 #10 of 16
Overall 68 50 45
  • DVA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • FMS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HUM 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

PeriodDVAFMSHUMSPY
1 month +3.2%+0.4%+4.7% -0.8%
3 months -22.1%-8.5%+9.4% +3.5%
6 months +22.7%+0.6%+86.5% +7.0%
Year to date +62.1%-4.5%+62.8% +12.2%
1 year +42.5%-16.4%+43.5% +13.0%
3 years +139.9%+38.8%-18.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.9%+11.6%-6.5% +23.1%
5 years +66.0%-33.9%-9.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.7%-8.0%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years +223.8%-43.7%+138.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.5%-5.6%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVAFMSHUMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%31.1%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%37.0%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.200.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.530.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-63.9%-70.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-16.3%-3.8% -1.8%
52-week high $240.98$27.20$433.45 $779.14
52-week low $103.87$20.19$163.67 $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.

MultipleDVAFMSHUM
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 25.1x 12.1xmedian 25.1x 39.1xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.5x 205.4xmedian 14.5x 11.7xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 22.4x 6.1xmedian 22.4x 25.7xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median -15.4xmedian 3.1x 0.8xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.66 0.58median 0.66 -1.46median 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 monthsDVAFMSHUM
Revenue $14.01B $11.07B $145.68B
Gross profit $4.53B -$5.62B $19.89B
Operating income $2.13B $879.32M $2.71B
Net income $1.19B $1.38B $1.29B
Free cash flow $1.61B $2.08B $1.95B
R&D – $180.01M –
EPS (diluted) $12.82 $1.79 $10.56
Cash & equivalents $668.96M $1.21B $6.89B
Total debt $10.78B $572.99B $54.48B
Shares (diluted) 66.09M 612.52M 121.14M
Enterprise value $8.97B $5.05B -$38.02B

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
MetricDVAFMSHUM
P/E 14.1x 12.1x 39.1x
P/FCF 7.3x 6.1x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 3.9x 19.7x
P/S 0.8x 1.1x 0.3x
P/B -15.4x 0.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -11.8x 0.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 205.4x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 628.4x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 49.9x 0.3x
EV/FCF 13.6x 265.7x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 167.5x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.58 -1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVAFMSHUM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -47.8% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -18.6% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% -207.2% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -45.2% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% -45.5% -17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% -16.4% -15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 49.8% -18.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 18.2% -27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.6% 52.0% -19.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 20.9% -26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% 9.3% -13.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 9.3% -42.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% -7.7% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 4.8% -45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVAFMSHUM
Gross margin 32.4% -50.7% 13.7%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 24.3% 2.4%
Operating margin 15.2% 7.9% 1.9%
Pretax margin 10.5% 15.8% 1.1%
Net margin 6.0% 9.9% 0.9%
FCF margin 11.5% 18.8% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 29.8% 1.7%
Return on equity – 2.7% 6.8%
Return on assets 6.8% 1.2% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 17.0% 0.2% 6.7%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 3.2% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVAFMSHUM
Debt / assets 60.9% 1,515% 25.5%
Debt / equity -14.1x 35.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 200.7x -2.7x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 260.4x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 56.8% 66.3%
Equity / assets -4.3% 43.2% 33.7%
Interest coverage 3.6x 2.0x 3.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.67 1.33 4.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVAFMSHUM
Dividend yield – 3.8% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 13.1% 8.5% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 13.1% 12.3% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusDVAFMSHUM
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 48.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.31FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +7.6% +84.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $21.50BFY2026 $166.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% -0.3% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVAFMSHUM
Held by institutions 91.0% 7.3% 98.6%
Institutions holding 622 235 927
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% -2.9% +2.7%
Institutions buying 303 151 558
Institutions selling 223 41 266
Buyers to sellers 1.36 3.68 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.

DVAFMSHUM
DVA 1.00 0.32 0.16
FMS 0.32 1.00 0.14
HUM 0.16 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVA, FMS and HUM?

Humana (HUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Davita (DVA) $11.76B, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) $13.10B, Humana (HUM) $49.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVA, FMS and HUM?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Davita (DVA) 13.9x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 12.0x, Humana (HUM) 39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is cheapest (Davita (DVA) 12.0x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.6x, Humana (HUM) 48.2x). 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: Davita (DVA) +6.4%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -47.8%, Humana (HUM) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has the highest net margin (Davita (DVA) 6.0%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.9%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Davita (DVA) leads (Davita (DVA) 17.0%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 0.2%, Humana (HUM) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Davita (DVA) +42.5%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -16.4%, Humana (HUM) +43.5%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Davita (DVA) +10.7%/yr, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -8.0%/yr, Humana (HUM) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has been the steadiest (Davita (DVA) 45.3%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 31.1%, Humana (HUM) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVA, FMS and HUM?

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 4. 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.