HUM vs ELV vs CRVL Stock Comparison

Humana, Elevance Health and Corvel Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUM Humana Inc
$417.35 +3.2% 1M +48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$50.25B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
ELV Elevance Health, Inc.
$434.35 +10.1% 1M +37.2% 1Y
Market cap
$95.24B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$201.83B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
6 wins
CRVL Corvel Corp
$87.38 +15.0% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.50B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$983.74M
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elevance Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elevance Health 6, Humana 3, Corvel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUMELVCRVLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.25B $95.24B $4.50B ELV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 18.5x 39.0x ELV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.2x 14.5x — ELV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +3.6% +7.1% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 2.5% 11.7% CRVL
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.1% +37.2% +14.9% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr +0.6%/yr +6.7%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 36.1% 44.2% ELV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 69/100 67/100 ELV

Percentile Scorecard

HUMELVCRVL

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

AxisHUMELVCRVL
Valuation 64 #10 of 26 80 #6 of 26 20 #21 of 26
Growth 8 #23 of 25 25 #19 of 25 67 #9 of 25
Profitability 50 #13 of 25 75 #7 of 25 92 #3 of 25
Financial Health 68 #9 of 26 72 #8 of 26 96 #2 of 26
Shareholder Returns 38 #11 of 17 94 #2 of 17 63 #7 of 17
Overall 46 69 67
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • ELV ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CRVL 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

PeriodHUMELVCRVLSPY
1 month +3.2%+10.1%+15.0% -1.0%
3 months +14.7%+11.0%+39.7% -0.4%
6 months +69.4%+15.9%+57.8% +4.5%
Year to date +62.9%+23.9%+29.1% +12.4%
1 year +48.1%+37.2%+14.9% +13.6%
3 years -12.5%-3.4%+31.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.4%-1.2%+9.5% +20.8%
5 years -8.0%+2.9%+38.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.6%+0.6%+6.7% +10.4%
10 years +149.3%+264.1%+724.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.6%+13.8%+23.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHUMELVCRVLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%36.1%44.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%39.0%53.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.310.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.001.030.34 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-51.2%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-2.5%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $433.45$445.45$87.38 $779.14
52-week low $163.67$280.74$46.00 $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.

MultipleHUMELVCRVL
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 25.7x 18.3xmedian 25.7x 38.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 0.3x 4.5xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 13.9x 9.7xmedian 13.9x 22.6xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 16.6x 14.4xmedian 16.6x 38.8xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 2.1xmedian 2.6x 10.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.46median 1.56 -7.83median 1.56 1.99median 1.56

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 monthsHUMELVCRVL
Revenue $145.68B $201.83B $983.74M
Gross profit $19.89B $53.35B $243.90M
Operating income $2.71B $7.70B $151.19M
Net income $1.29B $5.13B $115.33M
Free cash flow $1.95B $6.51B $113.82M
EPS (diluted) $10.56 $23.62 $2.26
Cash & equivalents $6.89B $10.35B $255.88M
Total debt $14.60B $30.76B –
Shares (diluted) 121.14M 217.60M 50.93M
Enterprise value -$37.62B -$47.35B $3.57B

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
MetricHUMELVCRVL
P/E 39.2x 18.3x 38.5x
P/FCF 25.7x 14.4x 38.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 12.4x 29.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 4.5x
P/B 2.6x 2.1x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.8x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 9.7x 22.6x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 11.6x 27.5x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.4x 4.2x
EV/FCF 21.0x 13.7x 36.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 11.7x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.46 -7.83 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUMELVCRVL
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 3.6% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 6.2% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 4.3% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 5.5% 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% -9.2% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.3% -4.2% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.3% -7.4% 14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% -5.2% 18.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% -4.5% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -2.3% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 54.6% 6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.3% -7.2% 19.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 72.9% 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.6% -7.6% 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUMELVCRVL
Gross margin 13.7% 26.4% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 2.4% 4.6% 18.7%
Operating margin 1.9% 3.8% 15.4%
Pretax margin 1.1% 3.1% 15.4%
Net margin 0.9% 2.5% 11.7%
FCF margin 1.3% 3.2% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 3.8% 15.3%
Return on equity 6.8% 11.4% 28.7%
Return on assets 2.3% 4.0% 17.3%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 8.1% 9.6% 37.2%
Asset turnover 2.6x 1.6x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUMELVCRVL
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% 65.0% 40.7%
Equity / assets 33.7% 35.0% 59.3%
Interest coverage 3.8x 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.61 3.07 14.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUMELVCRVL
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 3.7% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusHUMELVCRVL
Forward P/E 48.2xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 –
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
HoldersHUMELVCRVL
Held by institutions 98.6% 91.8% 54.5%
Institutions holding 930 1,615 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.7% +2.3%
Institutions buying 561 862 172
Institutions selling 266 542 72
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.59 2.39

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.

HUMELVCRVL
HUM 1.00 0.57 0.13
ELV 0.57 1.00 0.22
CRVL 0.13 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUM, ELV and CRVL?

Elevance Health (ELV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Humana (HUM) $50.25B, Elevance Health (ELV) $95.24B, Corvel (CRVL) $4.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUM, ELV and CRVL?

Elevance Health (ELV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 39.3x, Elevance Health (ELV) 18.5x, Corvel (CRVL) 39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elevance Health (ELV) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 48.2x, Elevance Health (ELV) 14.5x). 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%, Elevance Health (ELV) +3.6%, Corvel (CRVL) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corvel (CRVL) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Elevance Health (ELV) 2.5%, Corvel (CRVL) 11.7%). 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) +48.1%, Elevance Health (ELV) +37.2%, Corvel (CRVL) +14.9%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -1.6%/yr, Elevance Health (ELV) +0.6%/yr, Corvel (CRVL) +6.7%/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) 48.0%, Elevance Health (ELV) 36.1%, Corvel (CRVL) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.