HNGE vs ELV vs LFMD Stock Comparison

Hinge Health, Elevance Health and LifeMD Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNGE Hinge Health, Inc.
$116.90 +22.8% 1M +135.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.02B
P/E
84.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$720.06M
Div. yield
–
Telehealth Healthcare
4 wins
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$422.02 +7.5% 1M +25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$90.97B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins
LFMD LifeMD, Inc.
$2.32 -19.4% 1M -62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$109.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$67.35M
Div. yield
–
Telehealth Healthcare

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 5, Hinge Health 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNGEELVLFMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.02B $90.97B $109.67M ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 84.0x 17.7x — ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.1x 14.0x — ELV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.8% +3.6% -63.7% HNGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 2.5% — HNGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +135.7% +25.5% -62.1% HNGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.6%/yr -14.2%/yr ELV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.4% 36.1% 79.1% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 71/100 — HNGE

Percentile Scorecard

HNGEELVLFMD

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

AxisHNGEELVLFMD
Valuation 29 #66 of 92 83 #5 of 25 –
Growth 98 #3 of 87 30 #17 of 24 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 86 78 #6 of 24 –
Financial Health 60 #39 of 97 72 #8 of 26 –
Shareholder Returns 72 #16 of 55 93 #2 of 16 –
Overall 72 71 –
  • HNGE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ELV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • LFMD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHNGEELVLFMDSPY
1 month +22.8%+7.5%-19.4% +0.7%
3 months +55.5%+12.1%-36.3% +3.7%
6 months +162.1%+12.1%-50.4% +7.1%
Year to date +151.7%+20.4%-32.0% +12.8%
1 year +135.7%+25.5%-62.1% +11.9%
3 years —-5.8%-62.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-2.0%-27.9% +22.8%
5 years —-3.0%-53.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-0.6%-14.2% +10.9%
10 years —+247.0%+71.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.3%+5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHNGEELVLFMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.4%36.1%79.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%39.6%74.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.282.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.540.70-0.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-51.2%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.3%-62.1% -1.2%
52-week high $116.90$445.45$6.12 $779.14
52-week low $31.17$280.74$2.08 $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.

MultipleHNGEELVLFMD
P/E now vs peer median 86.0xmedian 26.0x 17.8xmedian 24.3x —median 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 0.3x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 56.0xmedian 15.4x 9.4xmedian 12.9x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 21.5x 14.0xmedian 16.4x —median 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 3.2x 2.0xmedian 2.5x —median 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -7.61median 1.36 —median 0.87

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 monthsHNGEELVLFMD
Revenue $720.06M $201.83B $67.35M
Gross profit $608.41M $53.35B –
Operating income $93.67M $7.70B –
Net income $109.07M $5.13B –
Free cash flow $290.12M $6.51B –
R&D $129.07M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $23.62 –
Cash & equivalents $286.22M $10.35B –
Total debt – $30.76B –
Shares (diluted) 83.42M 217.60M 47.79M
Enterprise value $7.47B -$51.61B $109.67M

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
MetricHNGEELVLFMD
P/E 86.0x 17.8x –
P/FCF 32.3x 14.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 32.2x 12.0x –
P/S 13.0x 0.5x 1.6x
P/B 27.2x 2.0x –
P/Tangible book 27.4x 2.7x –
EV/EBITDA 56.0x 9.4x –
EV/EBIT 95.9x 11.2x –
EV/Revenue 12.5x 0.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF 31.0x 13.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 11.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -7.61 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNGEELVLFMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.8% 3.6% -63.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% -19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 63.0% 4.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 117.0% -9.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 120.5% -7.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 113.2% -4.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 216.5% 54.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 218.2% 72.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNGEELVLFMD
Gross margin 84.5% 26.4% –
EBITDA margin 22.3% 4.6% –
Operating margin 13.0% 3.8% –
Pretax margin 15.4% 3.1% –
Net margin 14.9% 2.5% –
FCF margin 40.3% 3.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.4% 3.8% –
Return on equity 47.8% 11.4% –
Return on assets 14.0% 4.0% –
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 31.6% 9.6% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNGEELVLFMD
Debt / assets – 24.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 4.7x –
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 65.0% –
Equity / assets 41.6% 35.0% –
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 11.48 3.05 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNGEELVLFMD
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.

ConsensusHNGEELVLFMD
Forward P/E 47.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.48FY2026 $30.04FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -316.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.6% +4.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $880.31MFY2026 $211.76BFY2026 $200.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +49.7%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.8% -0.1% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNGEELVLFMD
Held by institutions 71.3% 91.8% 45.2%
Institutions holding 279 1,612 117
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.7% +21.3%
Institutions buying 198 860 71
Institutions selling 66 541 25
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.59 2.84

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.

HNGEELVLFMD
HNGE 1.00 0.11 0.21
ELV 0.11 1.00 0.09
LFMD 0.21 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNGE, ELV and LFMD?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hinge Health (HNGE) $9.02B, Elevance Health (ELV) $90.97B, LifeMD (LFMD) $109.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, HNGE, ELV and LFMD?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hinge Health (HNGE) 84.0x, Elevance Health (ELV) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elevance Health (ELV) is cheapest (Hinge Health (HNGE) 47.1x, 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?

Hinge Health (HNGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hinge Health (HNGE) +49.8%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%, LifeMD (LFMD) -63.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hinge Health (HNGE) has the highest net margin (Hinge Health (HNGE) 14.9%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hinge Health (HNGE) returned the most: Hinge Health (HNGE) +135.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) +25.5%, LifeMD (LFMD) -62.1%. Over five years, Elevance Health (ELV) compounded fastest (Elevance Health (ELV) -0.6%/yr, LifeMD (LFMD) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elevance Health (ELV) has been the steadiest (Hinge Health (HNGE) 53.4%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%, LifeMD (LFMD) 79.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNGE, ELV and LFMD?

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.