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MetricMOHMOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCELVElevance Health, Inc.HUMHUMANA INCMedian of the restexcluding MOH
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$216.64▲ 1.74 (0.81%)
$424.98▲ 7.98 (1.91%)
$445.28▲ 11.15 (2.57%)
$420.97▼ 4.45 (1.05%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/106.0/106.0/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$11.05B$385.03B$98.28B$50.79B
Revenue$45.43B$447.57B$199.13B$129.66B
Profit$472.0M$12.06B$5.66B$1.19B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.11.7%11.8%12.5%10.1%11.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.13.1%88.7%89.4%—89.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.1.7%4.2%3.6%2.1%3.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.1.0%2.7%2.8%0.9%2.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-1.4%3.6%1.6%0.3%1.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.11.6%12.0%12.9%6.7%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.17.4%10.1%9.2%8.6%9.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.23.41x31.94x17.36x42.75x31.94x
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.10.83x21.99x13.80x16.96x16.96x
Price to book2.72x3.85x2.24x2.88x2.88x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.83x2.08x1.77x1.77x1.77x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.4/97/96/95/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How MOH compares with the others

  • MOH's operating margin of 1.7% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (3.6%).
  • Its revenue growth of 11.7% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (11.8%).
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 23.4x against 31.9x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.8x against 1.8x.

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