Humana Inc.

NYSE:HUM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$28.4b

Humana Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Humana's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -7.5%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 6.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.5% per year. Humana's return on equity is 7.7%, and it has net margins of 1.2%.

Key information

-7.5%

Earnings growth rate

-5.7%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth8.5%
Revenue growth rate11.5%
Return on equity7.7%
Net Margin1.2%
Next Earnings Update29 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Humana, Cigna Plunge On Trump's Latest Promise: A Potential Buying Opportunity?

Dec 18

Humana: Medicare Advantage Is Just A Short-Term Problem

Dec 05

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Dec 02
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Nov 11
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Humana - Q3 Earnings Review: The Medicare Advantage Madness May Finally Be Over

Nov 05

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.885

Oct 28
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.885

Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) Following 30% Share Price Slump

Oct 03
Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) Following 30% Share Price Slump

Wall Street Lunch: Humana Shares Hit Hard

Oct 02

Humana's Falling Share Price Gives Investors An Opportunity

Sep 18

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 15
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Aug 19
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Humana: Outlook Improving Ahead Of Q2 Earnings, 'Buy' Thesis Intact

Jul 24

Investors Interested In Humana Inc.'s (NYSE:HUM) Earnings

Jul 16
Investors Interested In Humana Inc.'s (NYSE:HUM) Earnings

Humana: Medicare Advantage Will Never Be As Profitable As It Was

Jun 23

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.885

Jun 20
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.885

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.885

Jun 06
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.885

Humana Is Set Up For Long-Term Success

Jun 05

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.885

May 21
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.885

Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Apr 22
Humana (NYSE:HUM) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.885

Here's Why Humana (NYSE:HUM) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Apr 20
Here's Why Humana (NYSE:HUM) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Humana: Where To Buy This

Apr 02

Humana: This Year's Drop Might Have Created A Buying Opportunity

Mar 19

Humana: A Golden Buying Opportunity As Fears Potentially Peaked

Feb 03

Humana: The $300 Level Could Get Taken Out In The Near Future

Jan 25

Humana: My Oh My, Another Strong Buy

Jan 14

Humana: Buy This Powerful Dividend Growth Stock In The New Year

Jan 02

Humana: Failed Merger And Other Reasons To Buy

Dec 11

Humana: Upgrade To Buy

Oct 06

Humana: Buy This Amazing Wealth Compounder Now, You'll Be Glad You Did

Sep 27

Humana: Mr. Market Got This One Right

Aug 03

Humana: Recent Selloff Might Present A Buying Opportunity

Jul 13

Humana: Rising Medical Costs Should Be Temporary

Jun 28

Humana: Margin Expansion Supported By Growing Memberships

Jun 12

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Humana makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:HUM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24115,0101,35912,8010
30 Jun 24112,0361,71112,6300
31 Mar 24109,2431,99112,6610
31 Dec 23106,3742,48912,6270
30 Sep 23102,3513,01512,5670
30 Jun 2398,7273,37812,4320
31 Mar 2395,6423,11512,2910
31 Dec 2292,8702,80612,1980
30 Sep 2291,4852,80712,2300
30 Jun 2290,5123,14311,8540
31 Mar 2287,4953,03511,0000
31 Dec 2183,0642,93310,1210
30 Sep 2182,2012,6739,7940
30 Jun 2180,4502,4829,7040
31 Mar 2178,8883,7229,9420
31 Dec 2077,1553,36710,0520
30 Sep 2074,3884,1539,0660
30 Jun 2070,5543,5028,4420
31 Mar 2067,7162,6147,7910
31 Dec 1964,8882,7077,3810
30 Sep 1962,7612,5507,3670
30 Jun 1960,7262,5057,3780
31 Mar 1958,7401,7587,4360
31 Dec 1856,9121,6837,5250
30 Sep 1855,9331,5127,1350
30 Jun 1855,0091,3676,9230
31 Mar 1854,2841,8246,6150
31 Dec 1753,7672,4486,4190
30 Sep 1753,4561,8636,6950
30 Jun 1753,8681,8146,7460
31 Mar 1754,3411,4756,9920
31 Dec 1654,3796147,1730
30 Sep 1654,8621,1167,0280
30 Jun 1654,5319806,9660
31 Mar 1654,2561,1007,0840
31 Dec 1554,2891,2767,2950
30 Sep 1553,2561,3207,5600
30 Jun 1552,1311,2967,7810
31 Mar 1550,6211,2097,7990
31 Dec 1448,5001,1477,6390
30 Sep 1446,3599727,4260
30 Jun 1444,4401,0507,0680
31 Mar 1442,5391,1266,6940
31 Dec 1341,3131,2316,3550

Quality Earnings: HUM has a large one-off loss of $555.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: HUM's current net profit margins (1.2%) are lower than last year (2.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HUM's earnings have declined by 7.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HUM's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: HUM had negative earnings growth (-54.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Healthcare industry average (10.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: HUM's Return on Equity (7.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 23:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Humana Inc. is covered by 52 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Hua HaBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research