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MetricHUMHUMANA INCUNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCELVElevance Health, Inc.CNCCENTENE CORPMedian of the restexcluding HUM
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$420.97▼ 4.45 (1.05%)
$424.98▲ 7.98 (1.91%)
$445.28▲ 11.15 (2.57%)
$71.24▲ 1.00 (1.42%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/106.0/106.0/104.7/106.0/10
Market value$50.79B$385.03B$98.28B$35.03B
Revenue$129.66B$447.57B$199.13B$174.58B
Profit$1.19B$12.06B$5.66B-$6.67B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.10.1%11.8%12.5%20.0%12.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—88.7%89.4%8.1%88.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.2.1%4.2%3.6%-4.4%3.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.0.9%2.7%2.8%-3.8%2.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.0.3%3.6%1.6%2.5%2.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.6.7%12.0%12.9%-33.4%12.0%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.8.6%10.1%9.2%-30.9%9.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.42.75x31.94x17.36x—24.65x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.16.96x21.99x13.80x—17.90x
Price to book2.88x3.85x2.24x1.76x2.24x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.77x2.08x1.77x2.84x2.08x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/87/96/94/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How HUM compares with the others

  • HUM's operating margin of 2.1% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (3.6%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 10.1% against 12.5%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 42.8x against 24.6x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.8x against 2.1x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.