EHSI vs HUM vs CVS Stock Comparison

Elite Health Systems, Humana and Cvs Health Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$92.55 +3.8% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$116.54B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$415.09B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cvs Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cvs Health 6, Humana 4, Elite Health Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEHSIHUMCVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.67M $49.84B $116.54B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.4x 39.0x 23.8x CVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 48.2x 10.8x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.3% +7.4% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -261.7% 0.9% 1.2% CVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.7% 5.0% HUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x 3.7x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.1% +43.5% +13.0% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr -1.9%/yr +1.0%/yr EHSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 48.1% 32.4% CVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 45/100 53/100 CVS

Percentile Scorecard

EHSIHUMCVS

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

AxisEHSIHUMCVS
Valuation 0 #25 of 25 58 #11 of 25 79 #6 of 25
Growth 0 #24 of 24 13 #21 of 24 52 #12 of 24
Profitability 4 #23 of 24 44 #14 of 24 52 #12 of 24
Financial Health 84 #5 of 26 68 #9 of 26 16 #22 of 26
Shareholder Returns 53 #8 of 16 40 #10 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Overall 28 45 53
  • EHSI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CVS 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

PeriodEHSIHUMCVSSPY
1 month -2.4%+4.7%+3.8% -0.8%
3 months -7.8%+9.4%-13.6% +3.5%
6 months -30.8%+86.5%+18.1% +7.0%
Year to date -34.1%+62.8%+16.6% +12.2%
1 year -41.1%+43.5%+13.0% +13.0%
3 years +219.2%-18.3%+39.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.3%-6.5%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years +167.7%-9.1%+5.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.8%-1.9%+1.0% +11.0%
10 years +232.0%+138.8%+5.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.8%+9.1%+0.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEHSIHUMCVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%48.1%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.3%52.9%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.580.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.900.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.1%-70.9%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-3.8%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1.50$433.45$110.55 $779.14
52-week low $0.68$163.67$70.08 $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.

MultipleEHSIHUMCVS
P/E now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 24.3x 39.1xmedian 24.3x 24.2xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 11.7xmedian 13.5x 12.9xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 15.6x 25.7xmedian 15.6x 10.1xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.33 -1.46median 1.33 1.33median 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 monthsEHSIHUMCVS
Revenue $3.73M $145.68B $415.09B
Gross profit $285.00K $19.89B $184.68B
Operating income -$5.81M $2.71B $8.29B
Net income -$9.77M $1.29B $4.93B
Free cash flow -$4.92M $1.95B $11.76B
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $10.56 $3.80
Cash & equivalents $1.30M $6.89B $11.33B
Total debt – $54.48B $61.41B
Shares (diluted) 11.90M 121.14M 1.29B
Enterprise value $12.04M -$38.02B $68.95B

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
MetricEHSIHUMCVS
P/E -2.4x 39.1x 24.2x
P/FCF -4.8x 25.7x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow -4.8x 19.7x 8.0x
P/S 6.3x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 9.2x 2.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 2.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x 12.9x
EV/EBIT -3.9x 15.1x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 0.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF -4.5x 20.9x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.5x 16.1x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -1.46 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEHSIHUMCVS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.3% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.8% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -231.3% -17.9% -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.1% -15.3% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -348.8% -18.3% 8.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -185.2% -27.4% 18.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -348.8% -19.1% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -121.9% -26.9% 18.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -299.8% -13.4% 95.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.7% -42.3% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -299.8% -20.1% 146.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.7% -45.6% -12.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEHSIHUMCVS
Gross margin 7.6% 13.7% 44.5%
EBITDA margin – 2.4% 3.1%
Operating margin -155.6% 1.9% 2.0%
Pretax margin -262.0% 1.1% 1.4%
Net margin -261.7% 0.9% 1.2%
FCF margin -131.8% 1.3% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin -131.8% 1.7% 3.6%
Return on equity -294.6% 6.8% 6.2%
Return on assets -208.9% 2.3% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – 6.7% 5.0%
Return on capital employed -174.0% 8.1% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 2.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.0x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 17.4% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEHSIHUMCVS
Debt / assets – 25.5% 24.2%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x 3.7x
Debt / FCF – 7.5x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 66.3% 68.5%
Equity / assets 65.6% 33.7% 31.5%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.36 4.61 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEHSIHUMCVS
Dividend yield – 0.6% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.3% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.9% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusEHSIHUMCVS
Forward P/E – 48.2xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.65FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -49.5%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +84.9% +1.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $166.70BFY2026 $427.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +28.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.6% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEHSIHUMCVS
Held by institutions – 98.6% 89.1%
Institutions holding – 927 2,069
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.7% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 558 1,101
Institutions selling – 266 730
Buyers to sellers – 2.10 1.51

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.

EHSIHUMCVS
EHSI 1.00 -0.04 -0.12
HUM -0.04 1.00 0.54
CVS -0.12 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EHSI, HUM and CVS?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elite Health Systems (EHSI) $23.67M, Humana (HUM) $49.84B, Cvs Health (CVS) $116.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, EHSI, HUM and CVS?

Cvs Health (CVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -2.4x, Humana (HUM) 39.0x, Cvs Health (CVS) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 48.2x, Cvs Health (CVS) 10.8x). 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: Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cvs Health (CVS) has the highest net margin (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -261.7%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Humana (HUM) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -41.1%, Humana (HUM) +43.5%, Cvs Health (CVS) +13.0%. Over five years, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) compounded fastest (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) +21.8%/yr, Humana (HUM) -1.9%/yr, Cvs Health (CVS) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cvs Health (CVS) has been the steadiest (Elite Health Systems (EHSI) 50.8%, Humana (HUM) 48.1%, Cvs Health (CVS) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EHSI, HUM and CVS?

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