HUM vs CVS vs MOH Stock Comparison

Humana, Cvs Health and Molina Healthcare 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
4 wins
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp
$91.11 +2.2% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$116.44B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$415.09B
Div. yield
2.94%
Managed Care Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cvs Health leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cvs Health 8, Humana 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUMCVSMOHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.84B $116.44B $10.37B CVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.0x 23.8x -212.3x CVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.0x 10.6x 39.0x CVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +7.4% -0.9% 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% 2.94% — CVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +10.5% +22.9% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr +0.6%/yr -7.7%/yr CVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 32.4% 52.7% CVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 51/100 37/100 CVS

Percentile Scorecard

HUMCVSMOH

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

AxisHUMCVSMOH
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 79 #6 of 25 46 #14 of 25
Growth 13 #21 of 24 48 #13 of 24 4 #23 of 24
Profitability 39 #15 of 24 48 #13 of 24 44 #14 of 24
Financial Health 68 #9 of 26 16 #22 of 26 56 #12 of 26
Shareholder Returns 36 #10 of 15 64 #6 of 15 –
Overall 42 51 37
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CVS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MOH 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

PeriodHUMCVSMOHSPY
1 month +4.2%+2.2%+4.5% -0.2%
3 months +6.7%-16.7%-0.5% +3.9%
6 months +80.7%+12.5%+7.5% +8.2%
Year to date +62.0%+14.8%+14.9% +12.9%
1 year +42.0%+10.5%+22.9% +12.3%
3 years -18.7%+37.4%-40.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.7%+11.2%-16.0% +23.3%
5 years -11.2%+2.8%-32.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.4%+0.6%-7.7% +10.9%
10 years +138.3%+4.5%+245.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%+0.4%+13.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUMCVSMOHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%32.4%52.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%34.3%58.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.14-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.320.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-60.5%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-17.6%-17.9% -1.2%
52-week high $433.45$110.55$242.88 $779.14
52-week low $163.67$70.08$122.65 $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.

MultipleHUMCVSMOH
P/E now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 23.9x 23.8xmedian 23.9x -212.3xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.4x 12.8xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 15.5x 9.9xmedian 15.5x 36.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.45median 1.34 1.31median 1.34 7.80median 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 monthsHUMCVSMOH
Revenue $145.68B $415.09B $44.13B
Gross profit $19.89B $184.68B –
Operating income $2.71B $8.29B $172.00M
Net income $1.29B $4.93B -$48.00M
Free cash flow $1.95B $11.76B –
EPS (diluted) $10.56 $3.80 $-0.94
Cash & equivalents $6.89B $11.33B $4.48B
Total debt $54.48B $61.41B –
Shares (diluted) 121.14M 1.29B 51.30M
Enterprise value -$37.96B $69.05B $10.37B

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
MetricHUMCVSMOH
P/E 39.0x 23.8x -212.3x
P/FCF 25.6x 9.9x 36.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 7.9x 31.3x
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
P/B 2.6x 1.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 12.8x –
EV/EBIT 15.0x 19.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
EV/FCF 20.8x 13.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 11.1x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.45 1.31 7.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUMCVSMOH
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 7.4% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 7.0% 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 11.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% -7.4% -87.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.3% 8.9% -49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.3% 8.6% -105.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 18.2% -27.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% 6.5% -105.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 18.1% -27.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 95.3% 171.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.3% -10.4% -46.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 146.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.6% -12.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUMCVSMOH
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% 0.8%
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 2.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 3.0x -6.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUMCVSMOH
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% 68.5% 73.5%
Equity / assets 33.7% 31.5% 26.5%
Interest coverage 3.8x 2.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 4.60 2.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUMCVSMOH
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.9% –
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.

ConsensusHUMCVSMOH
Forward P/E 48.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 $8.59FY2026 $5.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026 -53.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +84.9% +1.7% +91.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $166.70BFY2026 $427.31BFY2026 $41.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% -4.8% +20.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUMCVSMOH
Held by institutions 98.6% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 927 2,070 598
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +3.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 558 1,102 364
Institutions selling 266 730 170
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.51 2.14

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.

HUMCVSMOH
HUM 1.00 0.54 0.38
CVS 0.54 1.00 0.34
MOH 0.38 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUM, CVS and MOH?

Cvs Health (CVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Humana (HUM) $49.84B, Cvs Health (CVS) $116.44B, Molina Healthcare (MOH) $10.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUM, CVS and MOH?

Cvs Health (CVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 39.0x, Cvs Health (CVS) 23.8x, Molina Healthcare (MOH) -212.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvs Health (CVS) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 48.0x, Cvs Health (CVS) 10.6x, Molina Healthcare (MOH) 39.0x). 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%, Molina Healthcare (MOH) -0.9%.

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) +42.0%, Cvs Health (CVS) +10.5%, Molina Healthcare (MOH) +22.9%. Over five years, Cvs Health (CVS) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -2.4%/yr, Cvs Health (CVS) +0.6%/yr, Molina Healthcare (MOH) -7.7%/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) 2.94%. Molina Healthcare (MOH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cvs Health (CVS) has been the steadiest (Humana (HUM) 48.0%, Cvs Health (CVS) 32.4%, Molina Healthcare (MOH) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.