HUM vs CRVL vs CVS Stock Comparison

Humana, Corvel and Cvs Health Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUM Humana Inc
$417.46 +7.9% 1M +42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$50.13B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
0.64%
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins
CRVL Corvel Corp
$82.19 +10.4% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$90.24 +3.6% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$115.33B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$415.09B
Div. yield
2.96%
Managed Care Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cvs Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cvs Health 7, Humana 4, Corvel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUMCRVLCVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.13B $4.18B $115.33B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x — 23.6x CVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.3x — 10.5x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% — +7.4% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% — 1.2% CVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% — 5.0% HUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x — 3.7x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.64% — 2.96% CVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.6% +11.9% +12.0% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +6.1%/yr +0.2%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 44.0% 32.3% CVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — 56/100 CVS

Percentile Scorecard

HUMCRVLCVS

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

AxisHUMCRVLCVS
Valuation 58 #11 of 25 – 92 #3 of 25
Growth 13 #21 of 24 – 48 #13 of 24
Profitability 48 #13 of 24 – 57 #11 of 24
Financial Health 68 #9 of 26 96 #2 of 26 16 #22 of 26
Shareholder Returns 33 #11 of 16 – 67 #6 of 16
Overall 44 – 56
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CRVL ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CVS 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

PeriodHUMCRVLCVSSPY
1 month +7.9%+10.4%+3.6% +0.7%
3 months +13.8%+38.2%-14.1% +3.7%
6 months +76.6%+43.0%+8.3% +7.1%
Year to date +63.0%+21.5%+13.7% +12.8%
1 year +42.6%+11.9%+12.0% +11.9%
3 years -19.4%+30.3%+32.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.9%+9.2%+9.9% +22.8%
5 years -9.9%+34.6%+1.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.1%+6.1%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years +144.0%+629.9%+8.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.3%+22.0%+0.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUMCRVLCVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%44.0%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%53.8%34.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.010.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.270.37 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-64.2%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-2.8%-18.4% -1.2%
52-week high $433.45$84.59$110.55 $779.14
52-week low $163.67$46.00$70.08 $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.

MultipleHUMCRVLCVS
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 24.3x —median 24.3x 23.6xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x —median 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x 12.7xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x 9.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.5x 10.6xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.46median 1.36 —median 1.36 1.30median 1.36

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 monthsHUMCRVLCVS
Revenue $145.68B – $415.09B
Gross profit $19.89B – $184.68B
Operating income $2.71B – $8.29B
Net income $1.29B – $4.93B
Free cash flow $1.95B – $11.76B
EPS (diluted) $10.56 – $3.80
Cash & equivalents $6.89B $233.07M $11.33B
Total debt $54.48B – $61.41B
Shares (diluted) 121.14M 51.58M 1.29B
Enterprise value -$37.67B $3.31B $67.93B

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
MetricHUMCRVLCVS
P/E 39.2x – 23.6x
P/FCF 25.7x – 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x – 7.8x
P/S 0.3x – 0.3x
P/B 2.6x 10.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 10.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x – 12.7x
EV/EBIT 15.1x – 19.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 0.4x
EV/FCF 21.0x – 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x – 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.46 – 1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUMCRVLCVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% – 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% – 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% – -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.3% – 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.3% – 8.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% – 18.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% – 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% – 18.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% – 95.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.3% – -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% – 146.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.6% – -12.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUMCRVLCVS
Gross margin 13.7% – 44.5%
EBITDA margin 2.4% – 3.1%
Operating margin 1.9% – 2.0%
Pretax margin 1.1% – 1.4%
Net margin 0.9% – 1.2%
FCF margin 1.3% – 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% – 3.6%
Return on equity 6.8% – 6.2%
Return on assets 2.3% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 6.7% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed 8.1% – 5.0%
Asset turnover 2.6x – 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUMCRVLCVS
Debt / assets 25.5% – 24.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 7.5x – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 38.7% 68.5%
Equity / assets 33.7% 61.3% 31.5%
Interest coverage 3.8x – 2.7x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.61 – 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUMCRVLCVS
Dividend yield 0.6% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 2.6%
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.

ConsensusHUMCRVLCVS
Forward P/E 48.3xFY2026 – 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 – $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 – +27.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +84.9% – +1.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $166.70BFY2026 – $427.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 – +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% – -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUMCRVLCVS
Held by institutions 98.6% 54.5% 89.1%
Institutions holding 928 288 2,072
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +2.3% +3.5%
Institutions buying 559 172 1,103
Institutions selling 266 72 731
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.39 1.51

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.

HUMCRVLCVS
HUM 1.00 0.13 0.54
CRVL 0.13 1.00 0.09
CVS 0.54 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUM, CRVL and CVS?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Humana (HUM) $50.13B, Corvel (CRVL) $4.18B, Cvs Health (CVS) $115.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUM, CRVL and CVS?

Cvs Health (CVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 39.2x, Cvs Health (CVS) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 48.3x, Cvs Health (CVS) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Humana (HUM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Cvs Health (CVS) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cvs Health (CVS) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Cvs Health (CVS) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Humana (HUM) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Cvs Health (CVS) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Humana (HUM) +42.6%, Corvel (CRVL) +11.9%, Cvs Health (CVS) +12.0%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -2.1%/yr, Corvel (CRVL) +6.1%/yr, Cvs Health (CVS) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cvs Health (CVS) has the highest dividend yield: Humana (HUM) 0.64%, Cvs Health (CVS) 2.96%. Corvel (CRVL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cvs Health (CVS) has been the steadiest (Humana (HUM) 48.1%, Corvel (CRVL) 44.0%, Cvs Health (CVS) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUM, CRVL and CVS?

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