HUM vs CI vs CLOV Stock Comparison

Humana, Cigna and Clover Health Investments Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUM Humana Inc
$415.02 +4.2% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.84B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
0.64%
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins
CI Cigna Group
$298.29 +9.6% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$78.82B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
2.08%
Managed Care Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cigna leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Cigna 9, Humana 2, Clover Health Investments 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUMCICLOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.84B $78.82B $2.45B CI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.0x 12.2x -132.2x CI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.0x 9.2x 77.2x CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +7.8% +54.0% CLOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 2.3% -0.7% CI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 10.9% — CI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 1.9x — HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.64% 2.08% — CI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% -3.5% +21.5% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr +6.7%/yr -9.5%/yr CI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 34.0% 62.0% CI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 67/100 51/100 CI

Percentile Scorecard

HUMCICLOV

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

AxisHUMCICLOV
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 92 #3 of 25 21 #20 of 25
Growth 13 #21 of 24 57 #11 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Profitability 39 #15 of 24 74 #7 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Financial Health 68 #9 of 26 28 #19 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Shareholder Returns 36 #10 of 15 86 #3 of 15 29 #11 of 15
Overall 42 67 51
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CLOV 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

PeriodHUMCICLOVSPY
1 month +4.2%+9.6%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months +6.7%-0.9%+6.7% +3.9%
6 months +80.7%+4.7%+75.4% +8.2%
Year to date +62.0%+8.4%+97.0% +12.9%
1 year +42.0%-3.5%+21.5% +12.3%
3 years -18.7%-1.6%+407.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.7%-0.5%+71.9% +23.3%
5 years -11.2%+38.3%-39.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.4%+6.7%-9.5% +10.9%
10 years +138.3%+142.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%+9.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUMCICLOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%34.0%62.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%38.4%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.141.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.87-0.100.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-33.4%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-5.6%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $433.45$315.88$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $163.67$244.41$1.70 $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.

MultipleHUMCICLOV
P/E now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 23.9x 12.2xmedian 23.9x -132.2xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.4x 8.2xmedian 13.4x -127.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 15.5x 8.6xmedian 15.5x 33.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 2.5x 6.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.45median 1.34 4.66median 1.34 -2.19median 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 monthsHUMCICLOV
Revenue $145.68B $282.38B $2.48B
Gross profit $19.89B $58.25B $459.93M
Operating income $2.71B $9.96B -$18.36M
Net income $1.29B $6.98B -$18.36M
Free cash flow $1.95B $9.11B $74.21M
EPS (diluted) $10.56 $24.31 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $6.89B $6.30B $198.84M
Total debt $54.48B $31.88B –
Shares (diluted) 121.14M 263.96M 545.45M
Enterprise value -$37.96B $48.36B $1.71B

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
MetricHUMCICLOV
P/E 39.0x 12.2x -132.2x
P/FCF 25.6x 8.6x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 7.7x 31.8x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 1.0x
P/B 2.6x 1.8x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.9x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 8.2x -127.3x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 10.4x -120.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 20.8x 11.4x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 10.1x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.45 4.66 -2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUMCICLOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 7.8% 54.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 14.9% 420.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% -8.7% 19.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 0.5% 26.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% 10.3% 56.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.3% 7.0% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.3% 29.3% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 0.8% 58.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% 29.9% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 2.6% 60.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 94.2% 1,047%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.3% -7.3% 44.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 131.1% 873.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.6% -7.2% 42.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUMCICLOV
Gross margin 13.7% 20.6% 18.6%
EBITDA margin 2.4% 4.5% -0.7%
Operating margin 1.9% 3.5% -0.7%
Pretax margin 1.1% 3.1% -0.7%
Net margin 0.9% 2.3% -0.7%
FCF margin 1.3% 3.2% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 3.6% 3.1%
Return on equity 6.8% 16.4% -5.1%
Return on assets 2.3% 4.5% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 10.9% –
Return on capital employed 8.1% 10.0% -4.8%
Asset turnover 2.6x 1.8x 3.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.5x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUMCICLOV
Debt / assets 25.5% 20.3% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 7.5x 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 72.7% 47.8%
Equity / assets 33.7% 27.3% 52.2%
Interest coverage 3.8x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.60 2.80 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUMCICLOV
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusHUMCICLOV
Forward P/E 48.0xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 77.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 $32.34FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +84.9% +9.8% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $166.70BFY2026 $303.67BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% -6.5% +31.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUMCICLOV
Held by institutions 98.6% 89.7% 33.6%
Institutions holding 927 1,702 227
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +0.9% +14.4%
Institutions buying 558 838 124
Institutions selling 266 574 55
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.46 2.25

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.

HUMCICLOV
HUM 1.00 0.37 0.43
CI 0.37 1.00 0.28
CLOV 0.43 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUM, CI and CLOV?

Cigna (CI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Humana (HUM) $49.84B, Cigna (CI) $78.82B, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) $2.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUM, CI and CLOV?

Cigna (CI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 39.0x, Cigna (CI) 12.2x, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -132.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cigna (CI) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 48.0x, Cigna (CI) 9.2x, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 77.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clover Health Investments (CLOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Cigna (CI) +7.8%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +54.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cigna (CI) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Cigna (CI) 2.3%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Cigna (CI) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Cigna (CI) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Humana (HUM) +42.0%, Cigna (CI) -3.5%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +21.5%. Over five years, Cigna (CI) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -2.4%/yr, Cigna (CI) +6.7%/yr, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cigna (CI) has the highest dividend yield: Humana (HUM) 0.64%, Cigna (CI) 2.08%. Clover Health Investments (CLOV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cigna (CI) has been the steadiest (Humana (HUM) 48.0%, Cigna (CI) 34.0%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUM, CI and CLOV?

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 9. 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.