EHSI vs CNC vs ELV Stock Comparison

Elite Health Systems, Centene and Elevance Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNC Centene Corp
$68.73 +11.2% 1M +107.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.95B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.90B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$421.37 +6.4% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$91.06B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
1.63%
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 5, Centene 3, Elite Health Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEHSICNCELVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.67M $33.95B $91.06B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.4x 23.2x 17.8x ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x 14.0x CNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.7% +3.6% CNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -261.7% — 2.5% ELV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.63% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.1% +107.3% +23.0% CNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr -0.8%/yr -0.6%/yr EHSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 47.4% 36.1% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 68/100 71/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

EHSICNCELV

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

AxisEHSICNCELV
Valuation 0 #25 of 25 96 #2 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Growth 0 #24 of 24 61 #10 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Profitability 4 #23 of 24 70 #8 of 24 78 #6 of 24
Financial Health 84 #5 of 26 44 #15 of 26 72 #8 of 26
Shareholder Returns 50 #8 of 15 – 93 #2 of 15
Overall 28 68 71
  • EHSI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CNC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ELV 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

PeriodEHSICNCELVSPY
1 month -2.4%+11.2%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%+7.2%+9.2% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%+38.7%+16.2% +8.2%
Year to date -34.1%+67.0%+20.2% +12.9%
1 year -41.1%+107.3%+23.0% +12.3%
3 years +219.2%+1.9%-4.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.3%+0.6%-1.5% +23.3%
5 years +167.7%-4.0%-2.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.8%-0.8%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years +232.0%+116.7%+241.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.8%+8.0%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEHSICNCELVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%47.4%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.3%47.4%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.310.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.812.260.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.1%-74.1%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-3.5%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1.50$71.21$445.45 $779.14
52-week low $0.68$31.80$280.74 $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.

MultipleEHSICNCELV
P/E now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 23.9x 23.2xmedian 23.9x 17.8xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x —median 13.4x 9.4xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 15.5x 3.4xmedian 15.5x 14.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.34 -1.74median 1.34 -7.60median 1.34

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 monthsEHSICNCELV
Revenue $3.73M $203.90B $201.83B
Gross profit $285.00K – $53.35B
Operating income -$5.81M $1.01B $7.70B
Net income -$9.77M $1.46B $5.13B
Free cash flow -$4.92M – $6.51B
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $2.93 $23.62
Cash & equivalents $1.30M $20.70B $10.35B
Total debt – – $30.76B
Shares (diluted) 11.90M 497.64M 217.60M
Enterprise value $12.04M $33.95B -$51.41B

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
MetricEHSICNCELV
P/E -2.4x 23.2x 17.8x
P/FCF -4.8x 3.4x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow -4.8x 7.2x 12.0x
P/S 6.3x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 9.2x 1.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 1.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.4x
EV/EBIT -3.9x – 11.2x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 0.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF -4.5x – 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.5x 7.2x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -1.74 -7.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEHSICNCELV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.7% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -231.3% 117.7% -9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.1% -29.2% -4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -348.8% 127.6% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -185.2% -15.8% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -348.8% 127.2% -4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -121.9% -13.4% -2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -299.8% 16.2% 54.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.7% -9.0% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -299.8% – 72.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.7% – -7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEHSICNCELV
Gross margin 7.6% – 26.4%
EBITDA margin – – 4.6%
Operating margin -155.6% – 3.8%
Pretax margin -262.0% – 3.1%
Net margin -261.7% – 2.5%
FCF margin -131.8% – 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin -131.8% 2.3% 3.8%
Return on equity -294.6% 6.5% 11.4%
Return on assets -208.9% 1.8% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – 8.3%
Return on capital employed -174.0% – 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 2.5x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 3.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 17.4% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEHSICNCELV
Debt / assets – – 24.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 71.9% 65.0%
Equity / assets 65.6% 28.1% 35.0%
Interest coverage – – 5.3x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.36 – 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEHSICNCELV
Dividend yield – – 1.6%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% – 3.8%
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.

ConsensusEHSICNCELV
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.04FY2026 $30.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +142.3%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.5% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $202.57BFY2026 $211.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.0%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.4% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEHSICNCELV
Held by institutions – 97.9% 91.8%
Institutions holding – 999 1,610
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying – 568 859
Institutions selling – 334 540
Buyers to sellers – 1.70 1.59

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.

EHSICNCELV
EHSI 1.00 -0.01 -0.05
CNC -0.01 1.00 0.59
ELV -0.05 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EHSI, CNC and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elite Health Systems (EHSI) $23.67M, Centene (CNC) $33.95B, Elevance Health (ELV) $91.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, EHSI, CNC and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -2.4x, Centene (CNC) 23.2x, Elevance Health (ELV) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Centene (CNC) is cheapest (Centene (CNC) 13.6x, Elevance Health (ELV) 14.0x). 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: Centene (CNC) +9.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elevance Health (ELV) has the highest net margin (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -261.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Centene (CNC) returned the most: Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -41.1%, Centene (CNC) +107.3%, Elevance Health (ELV) +23.0%. Over five years, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) compounded fastest (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) +21.8%/yr, Centene (CNC) -0.8%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elevance Health (ELV) 1.63%. Elite Health Systems (EHSI) and Centene (CNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elevance Health (ELV) has been the steadiest (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) 50.8%, Centene (CNC) 47.4%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EHSI, CNC and ELV?

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