HIMS vs HUM vs ELV Stock Comparison

Hims & Hers Health, Humana and Elevance Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$431.39 +9.0% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$91.26B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 7, Hims & Hers Health 2, Humana 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIMSHUMELVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.47B $49.84B $91.26B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -45.6x 39.0x 17.8x ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 48.2x 14.4x ELV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.0% +18.3% +3.6% HIMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.5% 0.9% 2.5% ELV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.7% 8.3% ELV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x -0.5x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.5% +43.5% +26.0% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.0%/yr -1.9%/yr -0.1%/yr HIMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.9% 48.1% 36.1% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 45/100 71/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

HIMSHUMELV

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

AxisHIMSHUMELV
Valuation 34 #62 of 93 58 #11 of 25 83 #5 of 25
Growth 41 #52 of 88 13 #21 of 24 26 #18 of 24
Profitability 40 #53 of 87 44 #14 of 24 78 #6 of 24
Financial Health 20 #80 of 100 68 #9 of 26 72 #8 of 26
Shareholder Returns 66 #20 of 56 40 #10 of 16 93 #2 of 16
Overall 40 45 71
  • HIMS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HUM 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

PeriodHIMSHUMELVSPY
1 month -6.3%+4.7%+9.0% -0.8%
3 months -8.8%+9.4%+14.0% +3.5%
6 months -6.2%+86.5%+21.1% +7.0%
Year to date -15.1%+62.8%+23.1% +12.2%
1 year -43.5%+43.5%+26.0% +13.0%
3 years +377.2%-18.3%-2.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +68.4%-6.5%-0.8% +23.1%
5 years +270.7%-9.1%-0.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.0%-1.9%-0.1% +11.0%
10 years —+138.8%+247.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.1%+13.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHIMSHUMELVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.9%48.1%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.0%52.9%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.780.580.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.500.900.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.9%-70.9%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.8%-3.8%-3.2% -1.8%
52-week high $48.23$433.45$445.45 $779.14
52-week low $14.52$163.67$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.

MultipleHIMSHUMELV
P/E now vs peer median -45.0xmedian 25.1x 39.1xmedian 24.3x 18.2xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -92.9xmedian 14.5x 11.7xmedian 13.5x 9.6xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 77.5xmedian 22.4x 25.7xmedian 15.6x 14.3xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 0.66 -1.46median 1.33 -7.78median 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 monthsHIMSHUMELV
Revenue $2.58B $145.68B $201.83B
Gross profit $1.76B $19.89B $53.35B
Operating income -$154.52M $2.71B $7.70B
Net income -$142.00M $1.29B $5.13B
Free cash flow $83.03M $1.95B $6.51B
R&D $183.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.61 $10.56 $23.62
Cash & equivalents $609.81M $6.89B $10.35B
Total debt – $54.48B $30.76B
Shares (diluted) 231.75M 121.14M 217.60M
Enterprise value $3.67B -$38.02B -$51.32B

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
MetricHIMSHUMELV
P/E -45.0x 39.1x 18.2x
P/FCF 77.5x 25.7x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 19.7x 12.3x
P/S 2.5x 0.3x 0.5x
P/B 19.9x 2.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -65.2x 2.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -92.9x 11.7x 9.6x
EV/EBIT -36.2x 15.1x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 67.4x 20.9x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 16.1x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 -1.46 -7.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIMSHUMELV
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.0% 18.3% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 13.8% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% 7.5% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 3.6% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -223.0% -17.9% -9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.7% -15.3% -4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -173.3% -18.3% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.6% -27.4% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -181.3% -19.1% -4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.6% -26.9% -2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -13.4% 54.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.6% -42.3% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.3% -20.1% 72.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% -45.6% -7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIMSHUMELV
Gross margin 68.4% 13.7% 26.4%
EBITDA margin -2.3% 2.4% 4.6%
Operating margin -6.0% 1.9% 3.8%
Pretax margin -6.3% 1.1% 3.1%
Net margin -5.5% 0.9% 2.5%
FCF margin 3.2% 1.3% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 1.7% 3.8%
Return on equity -36.9% 6.8% 11.4%
Return on assets -4.8% 2.3% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 6.7% 8.3%
Return on capital employed -10.5% 8.1% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 2.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 2.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIMSHUMELV
Debt / assets – 25.5% 24.1%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 7.5x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 66.3% 65.0%
Equity / assets 8.9% 33.7% 35.0%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 5.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.59 4.61 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIMSHUMELV
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.3% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusHIMSHUMELV
Forward P/E – 48.2xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $30.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -221.6%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +84.9% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.34BFY2026 $166.70BFY2026 $211.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.1% +7.6% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIMSHUMELV
Held by institutions 66.8% 98.6% 91.8%
Institutions holding 508 927 1,610
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +2.7% +1.7%
Institutions buying 324 558 859
Institutions selling 129 266 540
Buyers to sellers 2.51 2.10 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.

HIMSHUMELV
HIMS 1.00 0.15 0.02
HUM 0.15 1.00 0.57
ELV 0.02 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIMS, HUM and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) $6.47B, Humana (HUM) $49.84B, Elevance Health (ELV) $91.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, HIMS, HUM and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -45.6x, Humana (HUM) 39.0x, Elevance Health (ELV) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elevance Health (ELV) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 48.2x, Elevance Health (ELV) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +28.0%, Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elevance Health (ELV) has the highest net margin (Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -5.5%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Elevance Health (ELV) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -43.5%, Humana (HUM) +43.5%, Elevance Health (ELV) +26.0%. Over five years, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) compounded fastest (Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +30.0%/yr, Humana (HUM) -1.9%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elevance Health (ELV) has been the steadiest (Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) 86.9%, Humana (HUM) 48.1%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIMS, HUM 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 7. 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.