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Humana Inc.

HUM

Healthcare · 409.86 +2.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Humana Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 7 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 23.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 1.8 percentage points.
Company+2.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 7 activeHealthcare Plans · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 6 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • HUM's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if HUM's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Healthcare Plans

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 7 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 23.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.06x, improving versus the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 1.8 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • HUM's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements111
Verified relationships9
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +10.1% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 84% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 60% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

409.86
6m+150.4%12m+49.8%24m+14.5%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$83.1B+7.7%$22.67-2.7%
2022-12-31$92.9B+11.8%$22.08-1.8%
2023-12-31$106.4B+14.5%$20.00-2.1%
2024-12-31$117.8B+10.7%$9.98-2.9%
2025-12-31$129.7B+10.1%$9.84-0.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitynegative · 4 filings
Depreciation and Amortization Depreciation and amortization decreased $20 million, or 10.9%, from $183 million in the 2025 quarter to $163 million in the 2026 quarter primarily due to decreased capital spending.
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposurenegative · 4 filings
The amount, timing and mix of ordinary and extraordinary dividend payments will vary due to state regulatory requirements, the level of excess statutory capital and surplus and expected future surplus requirements related to, for example, premium volume and p…
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 3 filings
These factors were partially offset by administrative cost efficiencies resulting from the value creation initiatives, operating leverage associated with increased revenues from the impact of the IRA, and a lesser operating cost impact from impairment costs i…
10-K · Feb 19, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 2 filings
Interest Expense Interest expense increased $33 million, or 20.6%, from $160 million in the 2025 quarter to $193 million in the 2026 quarter primarily due to financing costs and higher average debt balances.
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.4× · EV/sales 0.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

409.86+2.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for HUM. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-30.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 23.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.06x, improving versus the comparable period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 1.8 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 0.9 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Interest Expense Interest expense increased $33 million, or 20.6%, from $160 million in the 2025 quarter to $193 million in the 2026 quarter primarily due to financing costs and higher average debt balances.

CenterWell Segment Change Three months ended March 31, Three months ended March 31, 2026 vs 2025 2026 2025 $ % ($ in millions) Revenues: Services: Home solutions $ 343 $ 335 $ 8 2.4% Pharmacy solutions 297 278 19 6.8% Primary care 788 469 319 68.0% Total external revenues 1,428 1,082 346 32.0% Intersegment revenues: Home solutions 683 497 186 37.4% Pharmacy solutions 2,855 2,566 289 11.3% Primary care 1,134 950 184 19.4% Intersegment revenues 4,672 4,013 659 16.4% Total revenues $ 6,100 $ 5,095 $ 1,005 19.7% Income from operations $ 289 $ 392 $ (103) (26.3)% Operating cost ratio 94.5% 91.1% 3.4% Income from operations CenterWell income from operations decreased $103 million, or 26.3%, from...

The amount, timing and mix of ordinary and extraordinary dividend payments will vary due to state regulatory requirements, the level of excess statutory capital and surplus and expected future surplus requirements related to, for example, premium volume and product mix.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind HUM

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

WMTWalmart Inc.partnerFeb 19, 2026

Individual Medicare Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Products We offer stand-alone prescription drug plans, or PDPs, under Medicare Part D, including a PDP offering co-branded with Walmart Inc., or the Humana-Walmart plan.

Depended on by

AGLagilon health, inc.partnerFeb 25, 2026

Moreover, our inability to maintain our agreements with payors, in particular with key payors such as Humana, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, which represent a significant portion of our MA membership in certain markets, or to negotiate favorable terms for those…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

HUM is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Healthcare Plans. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.