CVS Health Corp vs Humana Inc

CVS Health Corp (CVS) is slightly overvalued and Humana Inc (HUM) is fairly valued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. HUM is the closer of the two: -4%, against -10% for CVS.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

CVS Health Corp (CVS)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $79.35; the price of $87.10 is 10% above that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 36/100 on 9 of 12 signals

Humana Inc (HUM)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $358.19; the price of $372.00 is 4% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 36/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricCVSHUM
VerdictSlightly overvaluedFairly valued
Price$87.10$372.00
Intrinsic value$79.35$358.19
Margin of safety-10%-4%
Leak Score36/100 (9/12)36/100 (10/12)
Market cap$111.4B$44.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years8.4%10.9%
Operating margin3.5%1.9%
Net margin1.2%0.9%
Return on equity6.2%6.8%
Debt to equity0.960.74
P/E23.0x35.2x
Forward P/E10.2x22.1x
P/B1.4x2.3x
Dividend yield3.1%1.0%

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