HUM vs OSCR vs SLF Stock Comparison

Humana, Oscar Health and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUM Humana Inc
$415.02 +4.2% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.59B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$145.68B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc.
$31.36 +5.9% 1M +59.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.21B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.32B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
8 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$80.05 +0.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.55B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oscar Health leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Oscar Health 8, Sun Life Financial 2, Humana 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUMOSCRSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.59B $9.21B $45.55B HUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.8x 16.7x 19.0x OSCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.0x 15.8x 13.2x SLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +42.8% — OSCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% 3.6% — OSCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 25.7% 12.7% OSCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -12.3x — OSCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +59.4% +28.5% OSCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr +12.8%/yr +6.9%/yr OSCR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 66.7% 18.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 75/100 34/100 OSCR

Percentile Scorecard

HUMOSCRSLF

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

AxisHUMOSCRSLF
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 88 #4 of 25 21 #94 of 119
Growth 13 #21 of 24 100 #1 of 24 27 #84 of 114
Profitability 39 #15 of 24 96 #2 of 24 43 #63 of 110
Financial Health 68 #9 of 26 76 #7 of 26 33 #74 of 110
Shareholder Returns 36 #10 of 15 14 #13 of 15 48 #56 of 106
Overall 42 75 34
  • HUM ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • OSCR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHUMOSCRSLFSPY
1 month +4.2%+5.9%+0.2% -0.2%
3 months +6.7%-0.2%-4.8% +3.9%
6 months +80.7%+73.8%+12.4% +8.2%
Year to date +62.0%+118.2%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year +42.0%+59.4%+28.5% +12.3%
3 years -18.7%+546.6%+78.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.7%+86.4%+21.4% +23.3%
5 years -11.2%+82.8%+39.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.4%+12.8%+6.9% +10.9%
10 years +138.3%—+138.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUMOSCRSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%66.7%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%61.0%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.280.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.891.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-87.6%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-8.7%-4.8% -1.2%
52-week high $433.45$34.33$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $163.67$10.85$57.60 $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.

MultipleHUMOSCRSLF
P/E now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 23.9x 17.2xmedian 23.9x 18.8xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.6xmedian 0.3x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.4x 0.7xmedian 13.4x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 15.5x 2.0xmedian 15.5x 13.5xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.45median 1.34 0.43median 1.34 7.18median 0.53

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 monthsHUMOSCRSLF
Revenue $145.68B $15.32B –
Gross profit $19.89B $3.09B –
Operating income $2.71B $629.72M –
Net income $1.29B $550.76M $2.57B
Free cash flow $1.95B $4.38B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $10.56 $1.65 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $6.89B $4.08B –
Total debt $54.48B $431.63M $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 121.14M 333.43M 566.00M
Enterprise value -$38.28B -$13.17B $3.51B

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
MetricHUMOSCRSLF
P/E 39.0x 17.2x 18.8x
P/FCF 25.6x 2.0x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 1.9x 13.1x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x –
P/B 2.6x 4.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 0.7x –
EV/EBIT 15.0x 0.7x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.0x –
EV/FCF 20.8x 0.1x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 0.1x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.45 0.43 7.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUMOSCRSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 42.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 45.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 67.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 47.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% 586.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.3% 50.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -18.3% 442.4% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 46.7% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.1% 361.8% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 40.3% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 258.0% 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 188.9% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 264.5% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.6% 205.6% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUMOSCRSLF
Gross margin 13.7% 20.2% –
EBITDA margin 2.4% 4.3% –
Operating margin 1.9% 4.1% –
Pretax margin 1.1% 3.9% –
Net margin 0.9% 3.6% –
FCF margin 1.3% 28.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 28.8% –
Return on equity 6.8% 29.6% 13.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 5.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 25.7% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 8.1% 40.1% –
Asset turnover 2.6x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 8.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUMOSCRSLF
Debt / assets 25.5% 3.8% 2.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -12.3x –
Debt / FCF 7.5x 0.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 81.7% 93.7%
Equity / assets 33.7% 18.3% 6.3%
Interest coverage 3.8x 39.7x 5.6x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 4.60 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUMOSCRSLF
Dividend yield 0.6% – 4.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.9% -0.6% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusHUMOSCRSLF
Forward P/E 48.0xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 $1.99FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 – +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +84.9% +17.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $166.70BFY2026 $19.81BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 +72.7%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +1.7% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUMOSCRSLF
Held by institutions 98.6% 72.5% 44.7%
Institutions holding 927 406 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +13.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 558 268 256
Institutions selling 266 102 130
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.63 1.97

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.

HUMOSCRSLF
HUM 1.00 0.39 0.14
OSCR 0.39 1.00 0.14
SLF 0.14 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUM, OSCR and SLF?

Humana (HUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Humana (HUM) $49.59B, Oscar Health (OSCR) $9.21B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUM, OSCR and SLF?

Oscar Health (OSCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Humana (HUM) 38.8x, Oscar Health (OSCR) 16.7x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sun Life Financial (SLF) is cheapest (Humana (HUM) 48.0x, Oscar Health (OSCR) 15.8x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oscar Health (OSCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Humana (HUM) +18.3%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +42.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oscar Health (OSCR) has the highest net margin (Humana (HUM) 0.9%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Oscar Health (OSCR) leads (Humana (HUM) 6.7%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 25.7%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Oscar Health (OSCR) returned the most: Humana (HUM) +42.0%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +59.4%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +28.5%. Over five years, Oscar Health (OSCR) compounded fastest (Humana (HUM) -2.4%/yr, Oscar Health (OSCR) +12.8%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Humana (HUM) 48.0%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 66.7%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUM, OSCR and SLF?

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