HUM vs EHSI vs ELV Stock Comparison

Humana, Elite Health Systems and Elevance Health Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUM Humana Inc
$411.98 +5.8% 1M +39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.62B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$414.35 +5.0% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$91.07B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 7, Humana 3, Elite Health Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUMEHSIELVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.62B $23.67M $91.07B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x -2.4x 17.7x ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.6x — 13.8x ELV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% — +3.6% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% -261.7% 2.5% ELV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% — 8.3% ELV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x — -0.5x HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.7% -41.1% +22.1% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +21.8%/yr -1.0%/yr EHSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 50.8% 36.1% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 28/100 71/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

HUMEHSIELV

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

AxisHUMEHSIELV
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 0 #25 of 25 79 #6 of 25
Growth 13 #21 of 24 0 #24 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Profitability 44 #14 of 24 4 #23 of 24 78 #6 of 24
Financial Health 68 #9 of 26 84 #5 of 26 72 #8 of 26
Shareholder Returns 33 #11 of 16 53 #8 of 16 93 #2 of 16
Overall 42 28 71
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • EHSI ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ELV 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

PeriodHUMEHSIELVSPY
1 month +5.8%-2.4%+5.0% +0.9%
3 months +12.6%-7.8%+10.2% +5.9%
6 months +69.5%-30.8%+10.0% +8.5%
Year to date +60.8%-34.1%+18.2% +13.3%
1 year +39.7%-41.1%+22.1% +12.4%
3 years -19.2%+219.2%-6.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.9%+47.3%-2.1% +23.5%
5 years -11.1%+167.7%-4.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.3%+21.8%-1.0% +11.0%
10 years +140.8%+232.0%+240.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.2%+12.8%+13.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHUMEHSIELVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%50.8%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%107.3%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.170.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.83-0.810.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-87.1%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-44.7%-7.0% -0.9%
52-week high $433.45$1.50$445.45 $779.14
52-week low $163.67$0.68$280.74 $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.

MultipleHUMEHSIELV
P/E now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 23.9x -2.4xmedian 23.9x 17.5xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 6.3xmedian 0.3x 0.4xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 9.2xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 15.4x -4.8xmedian 15.4x 13.7xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.5x 9.2xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.44median 1.34 0.02median 1.34 -7.47median 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 monthsHUMEHSIELV
Revenue $145.68B $3.73M $201.83B
Gross profit $19.89B $285.00K $53.35B
Operating income $2.71B -$5.81M $7.70B
Net income $1.29B -$9.77M $5.13B
Free cash flow $1.95B -$4.92M $6.51B
EPS (diluted) $10.56 $-0.82 $23.62
Cash & equivalents $6.89B $1.30M $10.35B
Total debt $54.48B – $30.76B
Shares (diluted) 121.14M 11.90M 217.60M
Enterprise value -$38.24B $12.04M -$51.51B

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
MetricHUMEHSIELV
P/E 38.7x -2.4x 17.5x
P/FCF 25.4x -4.8x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x -4.8x 11.8x
P/S 0.3x 6.3x 0.4x
P/B 2.6x 9.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 9.2x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x – 9.2x
EV/EBIT 14.9x -3.9x 11.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 6.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF 20.6x -4.5x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x -4.5x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.44 0.02 -7.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUMEHSIELV
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% – 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% – 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% -231.3% -9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.3% -74.1% -4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.3% -348.8% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% -185.2% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% -348.8% -4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -121.9% -2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% -299.8% 54.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.3% -57.7% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% -299.8% 72.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.6% -57.7% -7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUMEHSIELV
Gross margin 13.7% 7.6% 26.4%
EBITDA margin 2.4% – 4.6%
Operating margin 1.9% -155.6% 3.8%
Pretax margin 1.1% -262.0% 3.1%
Net margin 0.9% -261.7% 2.5%
FCF margin 1.3% -131.8% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% -131.8% 3.8%
Return on equity 6.8% -294.6% 11.4%
Return on assets 2.3% -208.9% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 6.7% – 8.3%
Return on capital employed 8.1% -174.0% 9.6%
Asset turnover 2.6x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 17.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUMEHSIELV
Debt / assets 25.5% – 24.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 7.5x – 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 34.4% 65.0%
Equity / assets 33.7% 65.6% 35.0%
Interest coverage 3.8x – 5.3x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.60 1.36 3.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUMEHSIELV
Dividend yield 0.6% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.2% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.2% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusHUMEHSIELV
Forward P/E 47.6xFY2026 – 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 – $30.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 – -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +84.9% – +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $166.70BFY2026 – $211.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 – +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% – -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUMEHSIELV
Held by institutions 98.6% – 91.8%
Institutions holding 927 – 1,611
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +1.7%
Institutions buying 558 – 860
Institutions selling 266 – 540
Buyers to sellers 2.10 – 1.59

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.

HUMEHSIELV
HUM 1.00 -0.04 0.57
EHSI -0.04 1.00 -0.05
ELV 0.57 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUM, EHSI and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Humana (HUM) $49.62B, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) $23.67M, Elevance Health (ELV) $91.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUM, EHSI and ELV?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 38.8x, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -2.4x, Elevance Health (ELV) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elevance Health (ELV) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 47.6x, Elevance Health (ELV) 13.8x). 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%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elevance Health (ELV) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -261.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Elevance Health (ELV) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Elevance Health (ELV) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Humana (HUM) +39.7%, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) -41.1%, Elevance Health (ELV) +22.1%. Over five years, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -2.3%/yr, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) +21.8%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) -1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elevance Health (ELV) has been the steadiest (Humana (HUM) 48.1%, Elite Health Systems (EHSI) 50.8%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUM, EHSI and ELV?

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 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.