HUM vs FMS vs CRVL Stock Comparison

Humana, Fresenius Medical Care AG and Corvel Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUM Humana Inc
$410.99 +1.7% 1M +55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.94B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins
CRVL Corvel Corp
$85.91 +13.3% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
34.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Humana leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Humana 5, Fresenius Medical Care AG 3, Corvel 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUMFMSCRVLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.94B $6.81B $4.19B HUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.6x 7.1x 34.5x FMS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.5x 10.0x — FMS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% -49.1% +8.3% HUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 8.7% 12.0% CRVL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 0.2% — HUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 2.6x — HUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.1% -2.5% +13.8% HUM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -7.8%/yr +6.3%/yr CRVL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.6% 31.2% 44.2% FMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 49/100 64/100 CRVL

Percentile Scorecard

HUMFMSCRVL

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

AxisHUMFMSCRVL
Valuation 68 #9 of 26 97 #4 of 95 16 #22 of 26
Growth 8 #23 of 25 13 #77 of 88 63 #10 of 25
Profitability 50 #13 of 25 63 #33 of 87 92 #3 of 25
Financial Health 68 #9 of 26 35 #65 of 100 96 #2 of 26
Shareholder Returns 38 #11 of 17 39 #37 of 60 56 #8 of 17
Overall 46 49 64
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • FMS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • 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

PeriodHUMFMSCRVLSPY
1 month +1.7%+5.4%+13.3% -5.9%
3 months +12.0%-1.9%+37.6% -4.6%
6 months +66.3%+9.2%+48.0% +0.2%
Year to date +60.5%-0.8%+27.0% +7.5%
1 year +55.1%-2.5%+13.8% +8.2%
3 years -15.7%+39.4%+29.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -5.5%+11.7%+9.1% +19.0%
5 years -9.4%-33.4%+35.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.9%-7.8%+6.3% +9.4%
10 years +145.5%-41.9%+710.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.4%-5.3%+23.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHUMFMSCRVLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.6%31.2%44.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%36.1%53.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.130.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.16-0.080.31 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-63.4%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-8.1%-1.7% -5.9%
52-week high $433.45$25.71$87.38 $779.14
52-week low $163.67$20.19$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.

MultipleHUMFMSCRVL
P/E now vs peer median 38.6xmedian 25.1x 7.2xmedian 24.8x 35.7xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.4x 0.6xmedian 1.6x 4.3xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 14.2x 5.1xmedian 15.9x 20.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 16.4x 1.8xmedian 20.9x 33.9xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 0.4xmedian 3.3x 10.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.44median 1.51 0.28median 0.88 1.92median 1.51

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 monthsHUMFMSCRVL
Revenue $145.68B $11.04B $1.01B
Gross profit $19.89B -$5.60B $258.02M
Operating income $2.71B $764.13M $161.13M
Net income $1.29B $1.26B $121.52M
Free cash flow $1.95B $3.62B $127.86M
R&D – $183.51M –
EPS (diluted) $10.56 $3.12 $2.40
Cash & equivalents $6.89B $1.25B $269.99M
Total debt $14.60B $8.69B –
Shares (diluted) 121.14M 306.26M 50.69M
Enterprise value -$35.92B -$792.78M $3.20B

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
MetricHUMFMSCRVL
P/E 38.6x 7.2x 35.7x
P/FCF 25.3x 1.8x 33.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 2.0x 26.2x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 4.3x
P/B 2.6x 0.4x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.5x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 5.1x 20.8x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 17.8x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.2x 4.0x
EV/FCF 20.6x 3.8x 31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 4.1x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.44 0.28 1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUMFMSCRVL
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% -49.1% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -19.0% 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% -203.1% 14.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -45.3% 15.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% -54.1% 19.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.3% -17.9% 19.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.3% 24.0% 15.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 20.9% 17.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% 18.5% 17.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 25.9% 18.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 19.4% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 7.6% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 81.5% 26.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.6% 22.2% 21.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUMFMSCRVL
Gross margin 13.7% -50.7% 25.5%
EBITDA margin 2.4% 24.0% 19.3%
Operating margin 1.9% 6.9% 15.9%
Pretax margin 1.1% 14.7% 15.9%
Net margin 0.9% 8.7% 12.0%
FCF margin 1.3% 32.8% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 30.3% 16.3%
Return on equity 6.8% 2.0% 29.0%
Return on assets 2.3% 0.9% 17.3%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 0.2% –
Return on capital employed 8.1% 2.9% 36.3%
Asset turnover 2.6x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUMFMSCRVL
Debt / assets 25.5% 24.4% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 7.5x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 56.3% 39.7%
Equity / assets 33.7% 43.7% 60.3%
Interest coverage 3.8x 1.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.59 1.12 13.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUMFMSCRVL
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% -5.7% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -2.1% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusHUMFMSCRVL
Forward P/E 47.5xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 $2.36FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +85.2% +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $166.70BFY2026 $21.42BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% -0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUMFMSCRVL
Held by institutions 98.6% 14.0% 54.5%
Institutions holding 930 237 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -2.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying 560 153 172
Institutions selling 267 41 72
Buyers to sellers 2.10 3.73 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.

HUMFMSCRVL
HUM 1.00 0.14 0.13
FMS 0.14 1.00 0.12
CRVL 0.13 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUM, FMS and CRVL?

Humana (HUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Humana (HUM) $51.94B, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) $6.81B, Corvel (CRVL) $4.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUM, FMS and CRVL?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 40.6x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 7.1x, Corvel (CRVL) 34.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 47.5x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 10.0x). 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%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -49.1%, Corvel (CRVL) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corvel (CRVL) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 8.7%, Corvel (CRVL) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Humana (HUM) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Humana (HUM) returned the most: Humana (HUM) +55.1%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -2.5%, Corvel (CRVL) +13.8%. Over five years, Corvel (CRVL) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -1.9%/yr, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -7.8%/yr, Corvel (CRVL) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has been the steadiest (Humana (HUM) 47.6%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 31.2%, Corvel (CRVL) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUM, FMS 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, Humana (HUM) leads on 5. 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.