Humana's third-quarter results included an adjusted loss per share of $0.70, bringing year-to-date adjusted earnings per share to $17.17. However, management only raised its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to at least $9.50 from at least $9.00. Shares fell slightly in early trading on Nov. 6.
With its prowess in Medicare Advantage plans, Humana looks likely to benefit from strong demographic trends and increasing popularity of that program in the long run.
Healthcare policy changes may remain a key threat to private insurers like Humana for the foreseeable future.
Metric | HUM | CVS | ELV |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 42.53 | 11.43 | 14.14 |
Price/Book Value | 2.79 | 1.42 | 2.08 |
Price/Sales | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.47 |
Price/Cash Flow | 19.79 | 7.08 | 17.66 |
Metric | HUM | CVS | ELV |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | — | 0.61 | — |
Current Ratio | — | 0.85 | — |
Interest Coverage | 3.33 | 4.95 | 5.33 |
Metric | HUM | CVS | ELV |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 2.89% | 4.20% | 5.33% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 8.35% | 13.87% | 15.04% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.67% | 8.67% | 10.32% |
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