HITI vs HUM vs MCK Stock Comparison

High Tide, Humana and Mckesson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HITI High Tide Inc.
$2.67 -4.3% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$219.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.13M
Div. yield
–
Cannabis Consumer Staples
2 wins
HUM Humana Inc
$415.02 +4.2% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.59B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins
MCK Mckesson Corp
$967.03 +11.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.87B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHITIHUMMCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $219.83M $49.59B $113.87B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.3x 38.8x 24.8x MCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 48.0x 20.5x MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +18.3% +8.8% HITI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 0.9% 1.1% MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% 6.7% 107.9% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -2.7x 0.6x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% +42.0% +19.2% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -2.4%/yr +36.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 48.0% 30.7% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 42/100 57/100 HITI

Percentile Scorecard

HITIHUMMCK

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

AxisHITIHUMMCK
Valuation 73 #11 of 38 54 #12 of 25 50 #13 of 25
Growth 62 #14 of 35 13 #21 of 24 65 #9 of 24
Profitability 63 #14 of 36 39 #15 of 24 61 #10 of 24
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 68 #9 of 26 52 #13 of 26
Shareholder Returns – 36 #10 of 15 57 #7 of 15
Overall 67 42 57
  • HITI ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MCK 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

PeriodHITIHUMMCKSPY
1 month -4.3%+4.2%+11.6% -0.2%
3 months +29.6%+6.7%+8.7% +3.9%
6 months +6.4%+80.7%+15.8% +8.2%
Year to date +0.8%+62.0%+17.9% +12.9%
1 year -17.8%+42.0%+19.2% +12.3%
3 years +99.3%-18.7%+115.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.9%-6.7%+29.3% +23.3%
5 years -51.2%-11.2%+371.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.4%-2.4%+36.4% +10.9%
10 years —+138.3%+502.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.1%+19.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHITIHUMMCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%48.0%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%52.7%27.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.57-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.870.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.8%-70.9%-27.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-4.3%-6.1% -1.2%
52-week high $3.25$433.45$1,030.18 $779.14
52-week low $2.05$163.67$725.17 $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.

MultipleHITIHUMMCK
P/E now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 16.7x 39.0xmedian 23.9x 25.0xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 12.9x 11.6xmedian 13.4x 16.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 23.2x 25.6xmedian 15.5x 17.6xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.0x 2.6xmedian 2.5x -26.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.45median 0.57 -1.45median 1.34 2.09median 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 monthsHITIHUMMCK
Revenue $520.13M $145.68B $410.98B
Gross profit $135.79M $19.89B $14.96B
Operating income -$1.43M $2.71B $6.50B
Net income -$23.71M $1.29B $5.30B
Free cash flow $9.13M $1.95B $6.42B
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $10.56 $38.52
Cash & equivalents $27.13M $6.89B $5.16B
Total debt $78.40M $54.48B $9.73B
Shares (diluted) 42.43M 121.14M 119.20M
Enterprise value $110.56M -$38.28B $97.77B

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
MetricHITIHUMMCK
P/E -9.3x 39.0x 25.0x
P/FCF 25.5x 25.6x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 19.6x 16.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 2.7x 2.6x -26.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.6x -13.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 11.6x 16.2x
EV/EBIT -158.7x 15.0x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
EV/FCF 24.8x 20.8x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 16.0x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.45 -1.45 2.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHITIHUMMCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 18.3% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 13.8% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 7.5% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 3.6% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -205.7% -17.9% 46.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 68.6% -15.3% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -252.5% -18.3% 58.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -27.4% 10.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -243.6% -19.1% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -26.9% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.4% 4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.3% 10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% -20.1% 6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 169.3% -45.6% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHITIHUMMCK
Gross margin 26.1% 13.7% 3.6%
EBITDA margin 1.7% 2.4% 1.8%
Operating margin -0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
Pretax margin 3.5% 1.1% 1.6%
Net margin -4.5% 0.9% 1.1%
FCF margin 1.8% 1.3% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 1.7% 1.7%
Return on equity -29.9% 6.8% –
Return on assets -9.3% 2.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital -1.5% 6.7% 107.9%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 8.1% 43.4%
Asset turnover 2.0x 2.6x 4.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHITIHUMMCK
Debt / assets 7.9% 25.5% 11.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x -2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -2.7x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 7.5x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 66.3% 104.8%
Equity / assets 32.5% 33.7% -4.8%
Interest coverage -0.3x 3.8x 23.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.96 4.60 5.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHITIHUMMCK
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% 5.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.9% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 7.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 6.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.0%

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.

ConsensusHITIHUMMCK
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 48.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $8.65FY2026 $47.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -49.5%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +84.9% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $561.45MFY2026 $166.70BFY2026 $444.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.5%FY2026 +28.6%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +7.6% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHITIHUMMCK
Held by institutions 8.1% 98.6% 89.1%
Institutions holding 47 927 2,009
Change in shares held, QoQ -15.1% +2.7% -0.7%
Institutions buying 20 558 881
Institutions selling 15 266 791
Buyers to sellers 1.33 2.10 1.11

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.

HITIHUMMCK
HITI 1.00 0.06 -0.11
HUM 0.06 1.00 -0.02
MCK -0.11 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HITI, HUM and MCK?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Tide (HITI) $219.83M, Humana (HUM) $49.59B, Mckesson (MCK) $113.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, HITI, HUM and MCK?

Mckesson (MCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (High Tide (HITI) -9.3x, Humana (HUM) 38.8x, Mckesson (MCK) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mckesson (MCK) is cheapest (High Tide (HITI) 26.7x, Humana (HUM) 48.0x, Mckesson (MCK) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

High Tide (HITI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: High Tide (HITI) +31.0%, Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (High Tide (HITI) -4.5%, Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (High Tide (HITI) -1.5%, Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: High Tide (HITI) -17.8%, Humana (HUM) +42.0%, Mckesson (MCK) +19.2%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (High Tide (HITI) -13.4%/yr, Humana (HUM) -2.4%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: High Tide (HITI) 0.00%, Humana (HUM) 0.00%, Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%. High Tide (HITI) and Humana (HUM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (High Tide (HITI) 41.8%, Humana (HUM) 48.0%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HITI, HUM and MCK?

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