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HUM Humana

healthcare · 2026-09-18

N/A
fair · 53
Owner-earnings value$280.76
Price$384.52
Margin of safety -27.0%

Quality gate · 53/100

Returns on capital 9.0/30
Consistency 18.4/22
Margins / pricing power 3.8/16
Balance sheet 5.9/16
Cash conversion 10/10
Capital allocation 5.5/6
Median ROIC9.4%
Net debt / EBITDA2.6x
FCF conversion120%
Share count / yr-1.2%
Profitable years4/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)1.47B
Owner-earnings yield3.2%
Free-cash-flow yield4.2%
Growth used (normalized)10.0%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)17.8%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)9.0%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
11.62B 10.0%1.48B
21.76B 9.2%1.49B
31.91B 8.4%1.48B
42.06B 7.7%1.46B
52.20B 6.9%1.43B
62.34B 6.1%1.39B
72.46B 5.3%1.35B
82.57B 4.6%1.29B
92.67B 3.8%1.23B
102.75B 3.0%1.16B

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⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~18%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 10%.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-18 53 $384.52 $280.76 -27.0% N/A
2026-07-30 52 $365.41 $243.15 -33.5% N/A
2026-07-02 52 $409.42 $243.15 -40.6% N/A
2026-06-25 52 $361.64 $243.15 -32.8% N/A
2026-06-23 52 $359.13 $243.15 -32.3% N/A