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FY 2025 · Mkt capMarket cap $279.95B · View financials
Decision snapshot: HUM stock price vs IBM: inconclusive — current versus $260.94 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at IBM's multiple
Implied fair value · at HUM's multiple
Needs HUM P/E.
Close Dec 31, 2025
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
HUMANA INC · implied price per share
Bear
$238.74
Base
$269.81
Bull
$310.28
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe HUM can sustain double-digit revenue growth while materially improving margins, then the stock could be attractive on sales-based valuation because its P/S and EV/Revenue are far below IBM’s; otherwise, the P/E-based downside to $260.94 argues for caution.
HUM’s current price of $350.08 is 25.5% above the P/E-derived implied price of $260.94, suggesting downside versus IBM-based valuation framework. However, the valuation picture is mixed because HUM trades at a much lower P/S and EV/Revenue than IBM while also carrying a higher P/E.
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