ELV vs CI vs CRVL Stock Comparison

Elevance Health, Cigna and Corvel Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$439.75 +10.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.43B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
4 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
6 wins
CRVL Corvel Corp
$83.87 +14.4% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionELVCICRVLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.43B $80.48B $4.34B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 12.5x — CI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 9.5x — CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +7.8% — CI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 2.3% — ELV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -153.2% 10.9% — CI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.9x — ELV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.0% +0.6% +11.7% ELV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +7.2%/yr +7.6%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 34.0% 44.0% CI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 66/100 — CI

Percentile Scorecard

ELVCICRVL

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

AxisELVCICRVL
Valuation 50 #13 of 25 88 #4 of 25 –
Growth 30 #17 of 24 57 #11 of 24 –
Profitability 44 #14 of 24 78 #6 of 24 –
Financial Health 44 #15 of 26 28 #19 of 26 96 #2 of 26
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 81 #4 of 17 –
Overall 51 66 –
  • ELV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CRVL 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

PeriodELVCICRVLSPY
1 month +10.3%+14.4%+14.4% -1.0%
3 months +16.5%+5.9%+40.1% +2.9%
6 months +27.6%+11.4%+46.3% +6.4%
Year to date +25.4%+11.5%+23.9% +11.4%
1 year +27.0%+0.6%+11.7% +13.1%
3 years -2.8%+0.8%+29.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.0%+0.3%+9.0% +21.5%
5 years +1.5%+41.8%+44.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.3%+7.2%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years +256.1%+147.2%+627.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.5%+21.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureELVCICRVLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%34.0%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%38.4%53.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.160.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.020.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.2%-33.4%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-2.8%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $445.45$315.88$83.88 $779.14
52-week low $280.74$244.41$46.00 $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.

MultipleELVCICRVL
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 24.5x 12.6xmedian 24.5x —median 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x —median 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 14.4x 8.3xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 15.8x 8.9xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x 10.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -7.93median 1.35 4.80median 1.35 —median 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 monthsELVCICRVL
Revenue $201.83B $282.38B –
Gross profit $53.35B $58.25B –
Operating income -$142.23B $9.96B –
Net income $5.13B $6.98B –
Free cash flow $6.51B $9.11B –
EPS (diluted) $23.62 $24.31 –
Cash & equivalents $10.35B $6.30B $233.07M
Total debt $30.76B $128.28B –
Shares (diluted) 217.60M 263.96M 51.58M
Enterprise value -$49.15B $49.73B $3.46B

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
MetricELVCICRVL
P/E 18.5x 12.6x –
P/FCF 14.6x 8.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 7.9x –
P/S 0.5x 0.3x –
P/B 2.1x 1.9x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.1x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x 8.3x –
EV/EBIT -0.6x 10.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 13.8x 11.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 10.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.93 4.80 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELVCICRVL
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 7.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 14.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% -8.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.2% 10.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% 29.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 0.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -4.5% 29.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.6% 94.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -7.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.9% 131.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -7.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELVCICRVL
Gross margin 26.4% 20.6% –
EBITDA margin -69.7% 4.5% –
Operating margin -70.5% 3.5% –
Pretax margin 3.1% 3.1% –
Net margin 2.5% 2.3% –
FCF margin 3.2% 3.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 3.6% –
Return on equity 11.4% 16.4% –
Return on assets 4.0% 4.5% –
Return on invested capital -153.2% 10.9% –
Return on capital employed -176.8% 10.0% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELVCICRVL
Debt / assets 24.1% 20.3% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 4.7x 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 72.7% 38.7%
Equity / assets 35.0% 27.3% 61.3%
Interest coverage -98.4x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score -0.79 2.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELVCICRVL
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 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.

ConsensusELVCICRVL
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $28.24FY2026 $32.34FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -6.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% +9.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $208.75BFY2026 $303.43BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% -6.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELVCICRVL
Held by institutions 91.8% 89.7% 54.5%
Institutions holding 1,610 1,701 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying 859 837 172
Institutions selling 540 574 72
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.46 2.39

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.

ELVCICRVL
ELV 1.00 0.46 0.20
CI 0.46 1.00 0.10
CRVL 0.20 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELV, CI and CRVL?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elevance Health (ELV) $93.43B, Cigna (CI) $80.48B, Corvel (CRVL) $4.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELV, CI and CRVL?

Cigna (CI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elevance Health (ELV) 18.2x, Cigna (CI) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cigna (CI) is cheapest (Elevance Health (ELV) 15.6x, 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: Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%, Cigna (CI) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elevance Health (ELV) has the highest net margin (Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%, Cigna (CI) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Cigna (CI) leads (Elevance Health (ELV) -153.2%, Cigna (CI) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elevance Health (ELV) returned the most: Elevance Health (ELV) +27.0%, Cigna (CI) +0.6%, Corvel (CRVL) +11.7%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Elevance Health (ELV) +0.3%/yr, Cigna (CI) +7.2%/yr, Corvel (CRVL) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elevance Health (ELV) 0.00%, Cigna (CI) 0.02%, Corvel (CRVL) 0.00%. Elevance Health (ELV) and Corvel (CRVL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cigna (CI) has been the steadiest (Elevance Health (ELV) 36.0%, Cigna (CI) 34.0%, Corvel (CRVL) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELV, CI and CRVL?

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