CVS vs HUM

CVS Health and Humana, both Healthcare

CVS Health is the larger company at $125B against $43B. On trailing earnings CVS is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 24.8 against 41.7, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year HUM returned +54% against +52% for CVS.

CVS Health and Humanacompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCVSHUM
Last close$94.30$391
Market cap$125B$43B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better24.841.7
Dividend yield2.8%0.9%
1-year return+52%+54%
5-year return+34%-3.7%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–106/106/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

CVS Health

Revenue of $106B in Q2 2026, net income $3.0B. Its largest reported line is Health Services, 42% of the disclosed total.

Humana

Revenue of $40B in Q1 2026, net income $1.2B. Its largest reported line is Center Well, 85% of the disclosed total.

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