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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2026 (November 6, 2026)
Humana Inc.
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| Delaware | 1-5975 | 61-0647538 |
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101 East Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
502-580-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | HUM | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Humana Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release this morning reporting financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, and posted a detailed earnings release related to the same period to the Investor Relations portion of the Company’s website at www.humana.com. A copy of each release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and each release is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, a copy of management's prepared remarks on the Company's financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 and expectations for future earnings, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits:
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| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 99.1 | Press Release | | |
| 99.2 | Earnings Release and Statistical Pages | | |
| 99.3 | Prepared Management Remarks | | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| HUMANA INC. |
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| BY: | /s/ John-Paul W. Felter |
| John-Paul W. Felter |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller |
| (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Dated: November 6, 2026
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n e w s r e l e a s e | Exhibit 99.1 Humana Inc. 101 East Main Street P.O. Box 1438 Louisville, KY 40202 http://www.humana.com |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Lisa Stoner Humana Investor Relations (502) 580-2652 e-mail: LStamper@humana.com | |
Mark Taylor
Humana Corporate Communications
(317) 753-0345
e-mail: MTaylor108@humana.com
Humana Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results;
Raises Full Year 2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance
•Reports 3Q26 earnings per share (EPS) of $1.33 on a GAAP basis, Adjusted loss per share of $0.70; reports year to date (YTD) 2026 EPS of $16.84 on a GAAP basis, $17.17 on an Adjusted basis
•3Q26 Insurance segment GAAP benefit ratio of 93.7 percent, favorable to management's guidance of 'slightly above 94 percent'
•Raises FY 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance to now be 'at least $9.50', up from the previous expectation of 'at least $9.00'; while revising GAAP EPS guidance to 'at least $15.09', up from the previous estimate of 'at least $6.52'
•Continued strategic expansion of the company's CenterWell and Medicaid footprints
◦YTD growth of 146,800 patients, or 30 percent, in CenterWell Senior Primary Care
◦Recently announced joint venture (JV) with BlackRock replaced the previous JVs with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, enhancing balance sheet efficiency and providing greater financial flexibility at a reduced cost of capital, while also funding future growth
◦YTD Medicaid membership growth of 103,600, or 7 percent, largely driven by the start of integrated Duals programs in Michigan, Illinois, and South Carolina
•Publishes prepared management remarks to Investor Relations page of www.humana.com ahead of this morning's 8:00 a.m. ET question and answer session to discuss its financial results for the quarter and expectations for future earnings
LOUISVILLE, KY (November 6, 2026) – Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today reported consolidated pretax results and diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 (3Q26) versus the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (3Q25) and for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 (YTD 2026) versus the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (YTD 2025) as noted in the tables below.
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Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net losses (pretax results) In millions | 3Q26 (a) | 3Q25 (a) | YTD 2026 (a) | YTD 2025 (a) |
| Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) | $216 | | $134 | | $2,763 | | $2,566 | |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 10 | | 13 | | 29 | | 43 | |
| Put/call valuation adjustments associated with company's non-consolidating minority interest investments | (358) | | 97 | | (181) | | 460 | |
| Value creation initiatives | 25 | | 267 | | 179 | | 320 | |
| Impairment charges | 3 | | — | | 24 | | 32 | |
| Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business | — | | (62) | | — | | (62) | |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | | 15 | | — | | 15 | |
| Loss on sale of business | — | | 63 | | — | | 63 | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($104) | | $527 | | $2,814 | | $3,437 | |
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| EPS (loss per share) | 3Q26 (a) (b) | 3Q25 (a) | YTD 2026 (a) | YTD 2025 (a) |
| GAAP | $1.33 | | $1.62 | | $16.84 | | $16.43 | |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 0.07 | | 0.11 | | 0.24 | | 0.35 | |
| Put/call valuation adjustments associated with company's non-consolidating minority interest investments | (2.94) | | 0.80 | | (1.49) | | 3.81 | |
| Value creation initiatives | 0.21 | | 2.21 | | 1.48 | | 2.65 | |
| Impairment charges | 0.03 | | — | | 0.20 | | 0.27 | |
| Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business | — | | (0.52) | | — | | (0.52) | |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | | 0.13 | | — | | 0.13 | |
| Loss on sale of business | — | | 0.52 | | — | | 0.52 | |
| Cumulative net tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments | 0.61 | | (1.63) | | (0.10) | | (2.54) | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($0.70) | | $3.24 | | $17.17 | | $21.10 | |
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Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for further explanation of disclosures for Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures, as well as reconciliations.
Please refer to the tables above, as well as the consolidated and segment highlight sections in the detailed earnings release for additional discussion of the factors impacting the year-over-year quarterly and YTD comparisons.
"Humana is delivering positive results for our members, our patients and their health," said Humana President and CEO Jim Rechtin. "We are also increasingly driving financial and operating performance toward being 'ahead' of our plan."
FY 2026 Earnings Guidance
Humana revises its GAAP EPS guidance for the year ending December 31, 2026 (FY 2026) to 'at least $15.09' from 'at least $6.52', while raising its Adjusted EPS guidance to 'at least $9.50' from the previous guidance of 'at least $9.00'. The FY 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance anticipates a year-over-year decline as a result of the Star Ratings headwind for Bonus Year (BY) 2026, net of mitigation.
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Diluted earnings per share (a) | FY 2026 Guidance | FY 2025 |
| GAAP | at least $15.09 | $9.84 | |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 0.31 | | 0.42 | |
| Put/call valuation adjustments associated with the company's non-consolidating minority interest investments (c) | (11.42) | | 4.25 | |
| Value creation initiatives (d) | 1.48 | | 3.72 | |
| Impairment charges (d) | 0.20 | | 2.09 | |
| Initial option liability associated with recently announced strategic joint venture with HPS Investment Partners (BlackRock) and CenterWell Senior Primary Care (e) | 2.14 | | — | |
| Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business (d) | — | | (0.52) | |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses (d) | — | | 0.13 | |
| Loss on sale of business (d) | — | | 0.55 | |
| Cumulative net tax impact | 1.70 | | (3.34) | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) – FY 2026 projected (d); FY 2025 reported | at least $9.50 | $17.14 | |
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for further explanation of disclosures for Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures, as well as reconciliations.
Detailed Press Release
Humana’s full earnings press release, including the statistical pages, has been posted to the company’s Investor Relations site and may be accessed at https://humana.gcs-web.com/ or via a current report on Form 8-K filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning (available at www.sec.gov or on the company’s website).
Conference Call
Humana will host a live question-and-answer session for analysts at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time today to discuss its financial results for the quarter and the company’s expectations for future earnings. In advance of the question-and-answer session, Humana will post prepared management remarks to the Quarterly Results section of its Investor Relations page (https://humana.gcs-web.com/financial-information/quarterly-results).
A webcast of the 3Q26 earnings call may be accessed via Humana’s Investor Relations page at https://humana.gcs-web.com/.
If you anticipate asking a question during the question-and-answer session, please register in advance at this link - https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIe96a47a3d2724a5baa1fa1210aa58a13.
Upon registration, telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number and a unique registrant ID.
The company suggests participants listening via the web or the conference call sign in or dial in at least 15 minutes in advance of the call. For those unable to participate in the live event, the virtual presentation archive will be available in the Historical Webcasts and Presentations section of the Investor Relations page at https://humana.gcs-web.com/, approximately two hours following the live webcast.
Footnotes
The company has included financial measures throughout this earnings release that are not in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that these measures, when presented in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide a comprehensive perspective to more accurately compare and analyze the company’s core operating performance over time. Consequently, management uses these non-GAAP (Adjusted) financial measures as consistent indicators of the company’s core business operations from period to period, as well as for planning and decision-making purposes and in determination of incentive compensation. Non-GAAP (Adjusted) financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in
accordance with GAAP. The company’s non-GAAP measures are not intended to normalize earnings, eliminate volatility, or represent future performance. Non-GAAP measures are subject to inherent limitations and may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies. All financial measures in this earnings release are in accordance with GAAP unless otherwise indicated. Please refer to the footnotes for a detailed description of each item adjusted out of GAAP financial measures to arrive at non-GAAP (Adjusted) financial measures.
(a) For the periods covered in this earnings release, the following items are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures described above, as applicable.
•Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles - Since amortization varies based on the size and timing of acquisition activity, management believes the exclusion of this non-cash expense provides a more consistent and uniform indicator of performance from period to period. For all periods shown within this earnings release, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results, EPS, and Insurance and CenterWell segments' (loss) income from operations. The table below discloses respective period amortization expense for each segment:
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Amortization (in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| Insurance segment | $4 | $4 | $12 | $13 |
| CenterWell segment | $6 | $9 | $17 | $30 |
•Put/call valuation adjustments associated with the company’s non-consolidating minority interest investments - These non-cash amounts are the result of fair value measurements associated with the company's primary care strategic partnership and are unrelated to the company's core business performance. For all periods shown within this earnings release, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results and EPS.
•Value creation initiatives - These charges relate to the company's multi-year transformation program, as approved by management with defined scope and milestones. The intent of the program is to re-align the company’s cost structure, operating model, and technology footprint with evolving market conditions. These costs primarily include severance and associate exit costs, asset impairments, and external consulting expenses incurred to execute the program. These charges were recorded at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. The company has consistently applied this adjustment across all periods. For all periods shown within this earnings release, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results, EPS, and the consolidated operating cost ratio.
•Impairment charges - During 2026, the company recognized non-cash impairment charges related to investments for which the company held minority ownership interests that were deemed to be unrecoverable based on recent market activity. In YTD 2025, the company recognized non-cash impairment charges related to certain indefinite-lived intangible assets based on the company's estimate of future financial performance in certain state markets. These charges were recorded at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. For 3Q26 and YTD 2026, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results, EPS, and consolidated revenues. For YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected included consolidated pretax results, EPS, and the consolidated operating cost ratio.
•Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business - These amounts relate to activity from the exit of the employer group commercial medical products business as announced by Humana on February 23, 2023. For 3Q25 and YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results and EPS.
•Settlement of certain litigation expenses - These charges relate to expenses the company recognized in connection with a discrete legal matter. The nature and magnitude of this settlement are not indicative of the company’s ongoing operations. For 3Q25 and YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected in this release include consolidated pretax results, EPS, the consolidated and Insurance segment operating costs ratios, and Insurance segment income from operations.
•Loss on sale of business - This discrete disposition is not part of the company's ordinary course operations and the impacts recognized from the disposal do not reflect core operational performance. The loss primarily reflects the difference between the carrying value and proceeds at the time of sale. For 3Q25 and YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected in this release include consolidated pretax results and EPS.
•Cumulative net tax impact - This adjustment represents the cumulative net impact of the corresponding tax benefit or expense at the applicable marginal rate related to the aforementioned items excluded from the applicable GAAP measures. For FY 2025, the tax adjustment reflects the impact of the loss on sale of business, which exceeded the book loss. The related tax benefit from the loss on sale of business is realizable via capital loss carryback. The tax impact of the aforementioned items differs from the statutory rates due to jurisdictional mix, limitations on deductibility, and other factors. The cumulative tax impact is not intended to represent a normalized effective tax rate or expected future tax outcomes. For all periods presented in this earnings release, EPS is the sole GAAP measure affected.
In addition to the reconciliations shown on page 2 of this release, the following are reconciliations of GAAP to Adjusted (non-GAAP) measures described above and disclosed within this earnings release:
Revenues
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CONSOLIDATED Revenues (in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | $41,155 | $32,649 | $121,670 | $97,149 |
| Impairment charges | 3 | | — | | 24 | | — | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | $41,158 | $32,649 | $121,694 | $97,149 |
Operating cost ratio
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CONSOLIDATED Operating cost ratio | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | 11.3 | % | 12.6 | % | 10.4 | % | 11.4 | % |
| Value creation initiatives | (0.1) | % | (0.8) | % | (0.1) | % | (0.3) | % |
| Impairment charges | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 11.2 | % | 11.8 | % | 10.3 | % | 11.1 | % |
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INSURANCE SEGMENT Operating cost ratio | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | 7.7 | % | 9.1 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
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| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | % | (0.1) | % | — | % | — | % |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 7.7 | % | 9.0 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
Insurance Segment - (Loss) income from operations
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INSURANCE SEGMENT (Loss) income from operations (in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | ($303) | $251 | $1,952 | $2,591 |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | 15 | — | 15 |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($299) | $270 | $1,964 | $2,619 |
(b) 3Q26 GAAP to Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS reconciliation will not foot due to a ($0.01) impact resulting from the use of common shares to calculate the Adjusted loss per share versus the use of diluted weighted-average shares in the calculation of GAAP EPS.
(c) Includes the noncash reversal of the net put liability of approximately $1.2 billion reflected in the company's September 30, 2026 balance sheet; the put was associated with CenterWell Senior Primary Care's previous joint ventures with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
(d) FY 2026 GAAP EPS guidance and FY 2026 Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS guidance exclude the impact of future value changes to items that have not yet been recognized and cannot currently be reasonably estimated at this time. The company does not expect changes to its FY 2026 Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS guidance. The company does expect potential changes to its FY 2026 GAAP EPS guidance due to its ongoing value creation and other strategic initiatives.
e) Reflects the new initial option liability associated with the company's recently announced non-consolidating strategic joint venture with HPS Investment Partners, a subsidiary of BlackRock and CenterWell Senior Primary Care; this noncash impact is expected to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2026. Management excludes the initial recognition because it results from the transaction’s ownership and option structure, and it is not considered in management’s evaluation of core operating results.
Cautionary Statement
This news release includes forward-looking statements regarding Humana within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in investor presentations, press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, and in oral statements made by or with the approval of one of Humana’s executive officers, the words or phrases like “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “intends,” “likely will result,” “estimates,” “projects” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, among other things, information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the company’s SEC filings, a summary of which includes but is not limited to the following:
•If Humana does not design and price its products properly and competitively, if the premiums Humana receives are insufficient to cover the cost of healthcare services delivered to its members, if the company is unable to implement clinical initiatives to provide a better healthcare experience for its members, lower costs and appropriately document the risk profile of its members, or if its estimates of benefits expense are inadequate, Humana’s profitability could be materially adversely affected. Humana estimates the costs of its benefit expense payments, and designs and prices its products accordingly, using actuarial methods and assumptions based upon, among other relevant factors, claim payment patterns, medical cost inflation, and historical developments such as claim inventory levels and claim receipt patterns. The company continually reviews estimates of future payments relating to benefit expenses for services incurred in the current and prior periods and makes necessary adjustments to its reserves, including premium deficiency reserves, where appropriate. These estimates involve extensive judgment, and have considerable inherent variability because they are extremely sensitive to changes in claim payment patterns and medical cost trends. Accordingly, Humana's reserves may be insufficient.
•If Humana fails to effectively implement its operational and strategic initiatives, including its Medicare initiatives, which are of particular importance given the concentration of the company's revenues in these products, state-based contract strategy, the growth of its CenterWell business, and its integrated care delivery model, the company’s business may be materially adversely affected.
•The number of Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans rated 4-star or higher significantly declined in 2025. Humana filed a lawsuit seeking to set aside and vacate the 2025 Star Ratings of its Medicare Advantage plans, and on October 14, 2025, the Court issued a decision rejecting Humana's challenge. Although the company has appealed that decision, there can be no assurances that it will ultimately prevail in the lawsuit. If the company is not successful, the decline in Star Ratings will negatively impact its 2026 quality bonus payments from CMS and may also significantly adversely affect the company’s revenues, operating results, and cash flows. In addition, there can be no assurances the company will be successful in maintaining or improving its Star Ratings in future years.
•If Humana, or the third-party service providers on which it relies, fails to properly maintain the integrity of its data, to strategically maintain existing or implement new information systems (including systems powered by or incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML)), or to protect Humana’s proprietary rights to its systems, or to defend against cyber-security attacks, contain such attacks when they occur, or prevent other privacy or data security incidents that result in security breaches that disrupt the company's operations or in the unintentional dissemination of sensitive personal information or proprietary or confidential information, the company’s business may be materially adversely affected.
•Humana is involved in various legal actions, or disputes that could lead to legal actions (such as, among other things, provider contract disputes and qui tam litigation brought by individuals on behalf of the government), governmental and internal investigations, and routine internal review of business processes any of which, if resolved unfavorably to the company, could result in substantial monetary damages or
changes in its business practices. Increased litigation and negative publicity could also increase the company’s cost of doing business.
•As a government contractor, Humana is exposed to risks that may materially adversely affect its business or its willingness or ability to participate in government healthcare programs including, among other things, loss of material government contracts; governmental audits and investigations; potential inadequacy of government determined payment rates; potential restrictions on profitability, including by comparison of profitability of the company’s Medicare Advantage business to non-Medicare Advantage business; or other changes in the governmental programs in which Humana participates. Changes to the risk-adjustment model utilized by CMS to adjust premiums paid to Medicare Advantage plans or retrospective recovery by CMS of previously paid premiums as a result of the final rule related to the risk adjustment data validation audit methodology published by CMS on January 30, 2023 (Final RADV Rule), which Humana believes fails to address adequately the statutory requirement of actuarial equivalence and violates the Administrative Procedure Act due to its failure to include a "Fee for Service Adjuster" could have a material adverse effect on the company's operating results, financial position and cash flows.
•Humana's business activities are subject to substantial government regulation. New laws or regulations, or legislative, judicial, or regulatory changes in existing laws or regulations or their manner of application could increase the company's cost of doing business and have a material adverse effect on Humana’s results of operations (including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company’s ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company’s medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company’s Medicare payment rates and increasing the company’s expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments); the company’s financial position (including the company’s ability to maintain the value of its goodwill); and the company’s cash flows.
•Humana’s failure to manage acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions successfully may have a material adverse effect on the company’s results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
•If Humana fails to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with the providers of care to its members, the company’s business may be adversely affected.
•Humana faces significant competition in attracting and retaining talented employees. Further, managing succession for, and retention of, key executives is critical to the Company’s success, and its failure to do so could adversely affect the Company’s businesses, operating results and/or future performance.
•Humana’s pharmacy business is highly competitive and subjects it to regulations and supply chain risks in addition to those the company faces with its core health benefits businesses.
•Changes in the prescription drug industry pricing benchmarks may adversely affect Humana’s financial performance.
•Humana’s ability to obtain funds from certain of its licensed subsidiaries is restricted by state insurance regulations.
•Downgrades in Humana’s debt ratings, should they occur, may adversely affect its business, results of operations, and financial condition.
•Volatility or disruption in the securities and credit markets may significantly and adversely affect the value of our investment portfolio and the investment income that we derive from this portfolio.
In making forward-looking statements, Humana is not undertaking to address or update them in future filings or communications regarding its business or results. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed herein may or may not occur. There also may be other risks that the company is unable to predict at this time. Any of these risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Humana advises investors to read the following documents as filed by the company with the SEC for further discussion both of the risks it faces and its historical performance:
•Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025;
•Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026; and
•Form 8-Ks filed during 2026.
About Humana
Humana (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell health care services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
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Humana Inc. 101 East Main Street P.O. Box 1438 Louisville, KY 40202 http://www.humana.com |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: | |
Lisa Stoner
Humana Investor Relations
(502) 580-2652
e-mail: LStamper@humana.com
Mark Taylor
Humana Corporate Communications
(317) 753-0345
e-mail: MTaylor108@humana.com
Humana Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results;
Raises Full Year 2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance
•Reports 3Q26 earnings per share (EPS) of $1.33 on a GAAP basis, Adjusted loss per share of $0.70; reports year to date (YTD) 2026 EPS of $16.84 on a GAAP basis, $17.17 on an Adjusted basis
•3Q26 Insurance segment GAAP benefit ratio of 93.7 percent, favorable to management's guidance of 'slightly above 94 percent'
•Raises FY 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance to now be 'at least $9.50', up from the previous expectation of 'at least $9.00'; while revising GAAP EPS guidance to 'at least $15.09', up from the previous estimate of 'at least $6.52'
•Continued strategic expansion of the company's CenterWell and Medicaid footprints
◦YTD growth of 146,800 patients, or 30 percent, in CenterWell Senior Primary Care
◦Recently announced joint venture (JV) with BlackRock replaced the previous JVs with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, enhancing balance sheet efficiency and providing greater financial flexibility at a reduced cost of capital, while also funding future growth
◦YTD Medicaid membership growth of 103,600, or 7 percent, largely driven by the start of integrated Duals programs in Michigan, Illinois, and South Carolina
•Publishes prepared management remarks to Investor Relations page of www.humana.com ahead of this morning's 8:00 a.m. ET question and answer session to discuss its financial results for the quarter and expectations for future earnings
LOUISVILLE, KY (November 6, 2026) – Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today reported consolidated pretax results and diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 (3Q26) versus the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (3Q25) and for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 (YTD 2026) versus the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (YTD 2025) as noted in the tables below.
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Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net losses (pretax results) In millions | 3Q26 (a) | 3Q25 (a) | YTD 2026 (a) | YTD 2025 (a) |
| Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) | $216 | | $134 | | $2,763 | | $2,566 | |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 10 | | 13 | | 29 | | 43 | |
| Put/call valuation adjustments associated with company's non-consolidating minority interest investments | (358) | | 97 | | (181) | | 460 | |
| Value creation initiatives | 25 | | 267 | | 179 | | 320 | |
| Impairment charges | 3 | | — | | 24 | | 32 | |
| Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business | — | | (62) | | — | | (62) | |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | | 15 | | — | | 15 | |
| Loss on sale of business | — | | 63 | | — | | 63 | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($104) | | $527 | | $2,814 | | $3,437 | |
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| EPS (loss per share) | 3Q26 (a) (b) | 3Q25 (a) | YTD 2026 (a) | YTD 2025 (a) |
| GAAP | $1.33 | | $1.62 | | $16.84 | | $16.43 | |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 0.07 | | 0.11 | | 0.24 | | 0.35 | |
| Put/call valuation adjustments associated with company's non-consolidating minority interest investments | (2.94) | | 0.80 | | (1.49) | | 3.81 | |
| Value creation initiatives | 0.21 | | 2.21 | | 1.48 | | 2.65 | |
| Impairment charges | 0.03 | | — | | 0.20 | | 0.27 | |
| Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business | — | | (0.52) | | — | | (0.52) | |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | | 0.13 | | — | | 0.13 | |
| Loss on sale of business | — | | 0.52 | | — | | 0.52 | |
| Cumulative net tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments | 0.61 | | (1.63) | | (0.10) | | (2.54) | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($0.70) | | $3.24 | | $17.17 | | $21.10 | |
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Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for further explanation of disclosures for Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures, as well as reconciliations.
Please refer to the tables above, as well as the consolidated and segment highlight sections that follow for additional discussion of the factors impacting the year-over-year quarterly and YTD comparisons.
"Humana is delivering positive results for our members, our patients and their health," said Humana President and CEO Jim Rechtin. "We are also increasingly driving financial and operating performance toward being 'ahead' of our plan."
FY 2026 Earnings Guidance
Humana revises its GAAP EPS guidance for the year ending December 31, 2026 (FY 2026) to 'at least $15.09' from 'at least $6.52', while raising its Adjusted EPS guidance to 'at least $9.50' from the previous guidance of 'at least $9.00'. The FY 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance anticipates a year-over-year decline as a result of the Star Ratings headwind for Bonus Year (BY) 2026, net of mitigation. Additional FY 2026 guidance points are included on page 13 of this earnings release.
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Diluted earnings per share (a) | FY 2026 Guidance | FY 2025 |
| GAAP | at least $15.09 | $9.84 | |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 0.31 | | 0.42 | |
| Put/call valuation adjustments associated with the company's non-consolidating minority interest investments (c) | (11.42) | | 4.25 | |
| Value creation initiatives (d) | 1.48 | | 3.72 | |
| Impairment charges (d) | 0.20 | | 2.09 | |
| Initial option liability associated with recently announced strategic joint venture with HPS Investment Partners (BlackRock) and CenterWell Senior Primary Care (e) | 2.14 | | — | |
| Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business (d) | — | | (0.52) | |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses (d) | — | | 0.13 | |
| Loss on sale of business (d) | — | | 0.55 | |
| Cumulative net tax impact | 1.70 | | (3.34) | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) – FY 2026 projected (d); FY 2025 reported | at least $9.50 | $17.14 | |
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for further explanation of disclosures for Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures, as well
as reconciliations.
Humana Consolidated Highlights
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Humana Inc. Summary of Results ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | 3Q26 (a) | 3Q25 (a) | YTD 2026 (a) | YTD 2025 (a) |
| Revenues | $41,155 | $32,649 | $121,670 | $97,149 |
| Revenues - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | $41,158 | $32,649 | $121,694 | $97,149 |
| Pretax results | $216 | $134 | $2,763 | $2,566 |
| Pretax results - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($104) | $527 | $2,814 | $3,437 |
| EPS | $1.33 | $1.62 | $16.84 | $16.43 |
| Adjusted (loss) earnings per share - (non-GAAP) | ($0.70) | $3.24 | $17.17 | $21.10 |
| Benefit ratio | 93.9 | % | 91.1 | % | 91.5 | % | 89.3 | % |
| Operating cost ratio | 11.3 | % | 12.6 | % | 10.4 | % | 11.4 | % |
| Operating cost ratio - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 11.2 | % | 11.8 | % | 10.3 | % | 11.1 | % |
| Operating cash flows | | | $5,383 | $2,573 |
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| Parent company cash and short-term investments | | | $528 | $1,940 |
| Debt-to-total capitalization | | | 40.9 | % | 40.3 | % |
| Days in Claims Payable (DCP) | 33.2 | 33.2 | | |
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for further explanation of disclosures for Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures, as well as reconciliations.
Consolidated Revenues
The favorable year-over-year quarterly and YTD GAAP consolidated revenues comparisons were primarily driven by the following:
•membership growth across the company's Medicare businesses in 2026,
•higher per member individual MA and stand-alone PDP premiums largely driven by an increase in MA benchmark funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the increased Part D direct subsidy as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and
•increased payor-agnostic client base across the CenterWell platform, partially offset by the final year of the v28 risk model revision phase-in.
These factors were partially offset by the previously disclosed BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind.
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for a reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted (non-GAAP) consolidated revenues for the respective periods.
Consolidated Benefit Ratio
The year-over-year increase in the quarterly and YTD GAAP consolidated benefit ratios from the respective periods in 2025 primarily reflected the following:
•the BY 2026 Star Ratings revenue headwind,
•the effect of the 2026 individual MA membership growth, as the new members, on average, run at a higher benefit ratio as compared to retained members (excluding the impact of the BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind), and
•the anticipated lower favorable prior period medical claims reserve development (prior period development) in 2026. Prior period development was $67 million favorable in 3Q26 compared to $275 million favorable in 3Q25; YTD 2026 prior period development was $509 million compared to $913 million in YTD 2025. This development does not directly correspond to the company's operating results as a portion is attributable to provider risk-sharing arrangements, which are accounted for separately based on contractual terms.
These factors were partially offset by the following:
•2026 individual MA pricing, inclusive of the MA funding environment (excluding the BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind) combined with the company's ongoing clinical excellence efforts, more than offsetting the assumption of claims trend (with largely stable benefits year over year), and
•the benefit of the company's group MA recontracting efforts for the 2026 plan year.
Consolidated Operating Cost Ratio
The year-over-year improvement in the quarterly and YTD GAAP operating cost ratios from 3Q25 and YTD 2025, respectively, primarily resulted from the following:
•operating leverage associated with increased revenues from membership growth across the company's Medicare businesses in 2026 combined with an improved MA benchmark funding rate and increased Part D direct subsidy resulting from the IRA,
•the company's progress on its previously discussed tactical cost cutting and transformation initiatives combined with the beneficial impact of prior value creation initiatives that have driven administrative cost efficiencies, and
•lower charges associated with the company's value creation initiatives in 2026.
These factors were partially offset by the following:
•impact of the previously disclosed BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind, and
•a higher CenterWell operating cost ratio in 3Q26 and YTD 2026.
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for a reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted (non-GAAP) consolidated operating cost ratios for the respective periods.
Balance sheet
•Days in claims payable (DCP) of 33.2 days at September 30, 2026 generally in line with 33.1 days at June 30, 2026 and 33.2 days at September 30, 2025.
DCP as of September 30, 2026 continues to reflect an increasing proportion of prescription drug benefits expense due to structural changes associated with the previous implementation of the IRA and pharmacy cost trend that is outpacing medical cost trend on a relative basis, as expected. Pharmacy claims are processed more quickly than medical claims leading to a lower benefits payable for claims incurred but not reported (IBNR) and DCP.
•Humana's debt-to-total capitalization at September 30, 2026 decreased 180 basis points to 40.9 percent from 42.7 percent at June 30, 2026, primarily reflecting the repayment of commercial paper, combined with the impact of the 3Q26 GAAP net earnings.
Operating cash flows
YTD 2026 GAAP operating cash flows increased from YTD 2025 as a result of favorable working capital activity, primarily associated with an increase in the IBNR balance and collection of receivables, combined with a modest increase in YTD 2026 GAAP earnings.
Humana’s Insurance Segment
This segment is comprised of insurance products serving Medicare and state-based contract beneficiaries, as well as individuals and employers. The segment also includes the company's Pharmacy Benefit Manager, or PBM, business.
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Insurance Segment Results ($ in millions) | 3Q26 (a) | 3Q25 (a) | YTD 2026 (a) | YTD 2025 (a) |
| Revenues | $39,083 | $31,189 | $116,282 | $93,220 |
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| Benefit ratio | 93.7 | % | 91.1 | % | 91.4 | % | 89.5 | % |
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| Operating cost ratio | 7.7 | % | 9.1 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
| Operating cost ratio - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 7.7 | % | 9.0 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
| (Loss) income from operations | ($303) | $251 | $1,952 | $2,591 |
| (Loss) income from operations - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($299) | $270 | $1,964 | $2,619 |
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for further explanation of the disclosures for the Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures, as well as the reconciliations.
Insurance Segment Revenues
The year-over-year increases in the quarterly and YTD GAAP segment revenues from the respective 2025 periods primarily reflected the following:
•membership growth across the company's Medicare businesses in 2026, and
•higher per member individual MA and stand-alone PDP premiums largely driven by an increase in MA benchmark funding from CMS and the increased Part D direct subsidy as a result of the IRA.
These factors were partially offset by the previously disclosed BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind.
Insurance Segment Benefit Ratio
The year-over-year increase in the quarterly and YTD GAAP segment benefit ratios from the respective 2025 periods primarily reflected the following:
•the BY 2026 Star Ratings revenue headwind,
•the effect of the 2026 individual MA membership growth, as the new members, on average, run at a higher benefit ratio as compared to retained members (excluding the impact of the BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind), and
•the anticipated lower favorable prior period development in 2026.
These factors were partially offset by the following:
•2026 individual MA pricing, inclusive of the MA funding environment (excluding the BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind) combined with the company's ongoing clinical excellence efforts, more than offsetting the assumption of claims trend (with largely stable benefits year over year), and
•the benefit of the company's group MA recontracting efforts for the 2026 plan year.
Insurance Segment Operating Cost Ratio
The significant year-over-year improvement in the quarterly and YTD GAAP segment operating cost ratios from the respective 2025 periods primarily related to the following:
•operating leverage associated with increased revenues from membership growth across the company's Medicare businesses in 2026 combined with an improved MA benchmark funding rate and the increased Part D direct subsidy resulting from the IRA, and
•the company's progress on its tactical cost cutting and transformation initiatives combined with the beneficial impact of prior value creation initiatives that have driven administrative cost efficiencies.
These factors were partially offset by the impact of the previously disclosed BY 2026 Star Ratings headwind.
Humana’s CenterWell Segment
This segment includes pharmacy solutions (excluding the PBM operations), primary care, and home solutions. Services offered by this segment are designed to enhance the overall healthcare experience. These services may lead to lower utilization associated with improved member health and/or lower drug costs.
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CenterWell Segment Results ($ in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| Revenues | $7,157 | $5,879 | $20,047 | $16,511 |
| Operating cost ratio | 95.9 | % | 93.9 | % | 94.3 | % | 92.7 | % |
| Income from operations | $243 | $305 | $998 | $1,041 |
| Income from operations - Adjusted (non-GAAP) (f) | $291 | $358 | $1,143 | $1,213 |
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included herein for further explanation of the disclosure for the Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measure, as well as the reconciliation.CenterWell Segment Revenues
The favorable year-over-year quarterly and YTD CenterWell GAAP segment revenues comparisons were primarily driven by the following:
•higher revenues associated with growth across the CenterWell business lines resulting from increased Medicare membership in 2026, and
•continued expansion of the company's payor-agnostic client base, primarily associated with the company's primary care and pharmacy businesses as a result of recent acquisitions and strategic growth initiatives.
These factors were partially offset by the impact of the final year of the phase-in of the v28 risk model revision.
CenterWell Segment Operating Cost Ratio
The year-over-year increase in the segment's quarterly and YTD GAAP operating cost ratios from the respective periods in 2025 primarily resulted from the following:
•the impact of the final year of the phase-in of the v28 risk model revision,
•higher costs within the primary care business, primarily concentrated to a group of specific patients in a single geography, driven by patient and plan mix dynamics across multiple payor partners, and
•an increased volume within CenterWell Specialty Pharmacy, which carries a higher operating cost ratio than the traditional pharmacy business.
These factors were partially offset by the following:
•continued maturation of the v28 mitigation activities within the primary care business, and
•the company's progress on its tactical cost cutting and transformation initiatives combined with the beneficial impact of prior value creation initiatives that have driven administrative cost efficiencies.
The year-over-year YTD comparison further reflected the following items:
•the anticipated headwind in the first quarter of 2026 associated with the acquisition of The Villages Health, which closed in November 2025, and
•one-time transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition of MaxHealth in the first quarter of 2026.
See additional operational metrics for the CenterWell segment on pages S-13 and S-14 of the statistical supplement included in this earnings release.
Conference Call
Humana will host a live question-and-answer session for analysts at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time today to discuss its financial results for the quarter and the company’s expectations for future earnings. In advance of the question-and-answer session, Humana will post prepared management remarks to the Quarterly Results section of its Investor Relations page (https://humana.gcs-web.com/financial-information/quarterly-results).
A webcast of the 3Q26 earnings call may be accessed via Humana’s Investor Relations page at https://humana.gcs-web.com/.
If you anticipate asking a question during the question-and-answer session, please register in advance at this link - https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIe96a47a3d2724a5baa1fa1210aa58a13.
Upon registration, telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number and a unique registrant ID.
The company suggests participants listening via the web or the conference call sign in or dial in at least 15 minutes in advance of the call. For those unable to participate in the live event, the virtual presentation archive will be available in the Historical Webcasts and Presentations section of the Investor Relations page at https://humana.gcs-web.com/, approximately two hours following the live webcast.
Footnotes
The company has included financial measures throughout this earnings release that are not in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that these measures, when presented in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide a comprehensive perspective to more accurately compare and analyze the company’s core operating performance over time. Consequently, management uses these non-GAAP (Adjusted) financial measures as consistent indicators of the company’s core business operations from period to period, as well as for planning and decision-making purposes and in determination of incentive compensation. Non-GAAP (Adjusted) financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The company’s non-GAAP measures are not intended to normalize earnings, eliminate volatility, or represent future performance. Non-GAAP measures are subject to inherent limitations and may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies. All financial measures in this earnings release are in accordance with GAAP unless otherwise indicated. Please refer to the footnotes for a detailed description of each item adjusted out of GAAP financial measures to arrive at non-GAAP (Adjusted) financial measures.
(a) For the periods covered in this earnings release, the following items are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures described above, as applicable.
•Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles - Since amortization varies based on the size and timing of acquisition activity, management believes the exclusion of this non-cash expense provides a more consistent and uniform indicator of performance from period to period. For all periods shown within this earnings release, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results, EPS, and Insurance and CenterWell segments' (loss) income from operations. The table below discloses respective period amortization expense for each segment:
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Amortization (in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| Insurance segment | $4 | $4 | $12 | $13 |
| CenterWell segment | $6 | $9 | $17 | $30 |
•Put/call valuation adjustments associated with the company’s non-consolidating minority interest investments - These non-cash amounts are the result of fair value measurements associated with the company's primary care strategic partnership and are unrelated to the company's core business performance. For all periods shown within this earnings release, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results and EPS.
•Value creation initiatives - These charges relate to the company's multi-year transformation program, as approved by management with defined scope and milestones. The intent of the program is to re-align the company’s cost structure, operating model, and technology footprint with evolving market conditions. These costs primarily include severance and associate exit costs, asset impairments, and external consulting expenses incurred to execute the program. These charges were recorded at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. The company has consistently applied this adjustment across all periods. For all periods shown within this earnings release, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results, EPS, and the consolidated operating cost ratio.
•Impairment charges - During 2026, the company recognized non-cash impairment charges related to investments for which the company held minority ownership interests that were deemed to be unrecoverable based on recent market activity. In YTD 2025, the company recognized non-cash impairment charges related to certain indefinite-lived intangible assets based on the company's estimate of future financial performance in certain state markets. These charges were recorded at the corporate level and not allocated to the segments. For 3Q26 and YTD 2026, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results, EPS, and consolidated revenues. For YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected included consolidated pretax results, EPS, and the consolidated operating cost ratio.
•Impact of exit of employer group commercial medical products business - These amounts relate to activity from the exit of the employer group commercial medical products business as announced by Humana on February 23, 2023. For 3Q25 and YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected include consolidated pretax results and EPS.
•Settlement of certain litigation expenses - These charges relate to expenses the company recognized in connection with a discrete legal matter. The nature and magnitude of this settlement are not indicative of the company’s ongoing operations. For 3Q25 and YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected in this release include consolidated pretax results, EPS, the consolidated and Insurance segment operating costs ratios, and Insurance segment income from operations.
•Loss on sale of business - This discrete disposition is not part of the company's ordinary course operations and the impacts recognized from the disposal do not reflect core operational performance. The loss primarily reflects the difference between the carrying value and proceeds at the time of sale. For 3Q25 and YTD 2025, GAAP measures affected in this release include consolidated pretax results and EPS.
•Cumulative net tax impact - This adjustment represents the cumulative net impact of the corresponding tax benefit or expense at the applicable marginal rate related to the aforementioned items excluded from the applicable GAAP measures. For FY 2025, the tax adjustment reflects the impact of the loss on sale of business, which exceeded the book loss. The related tax benefit from the loss on sale of business is realizable via capital loss carryback. The tax impact of the aforementioned items differs from the statutory rates due to jurisdictional mix, limitations on deductibility, and other factors. The cumulative tax impact is not intended to represent a normalized effective tax rate or expected future tax outcomes. For all periods presented in this earnings release, EPS is the sole GAAP measure affected.
In addition to the reconciliations shown on page 2 of this release, the following are reconciliations of GAAP to Adjusted (non-GAAP) measures described above and disclosed within this earnings release:
Revenues
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CONSOLIDATED Revenues (in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | $41,155 | $32,649 | $121,670 | $97,149 |
| Impairment charges | 3 | | — | | 24 | | — | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | $41,158 | $32,649 | $121,694 | $97,149 |
Operating cost ratio
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CONSOLIDATED Operating cost ratio | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | 11.3 | % | 12.6 | % | 10.4 | % | 11.4 | % |
| Value creation initiatives | (0.1) | % | (0.8) | % | (0.1) | % | (0.3) | % |
| Impairment charges | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 11.2 | % | 11.8 | % | 10.3 | % | 11.1 | % |
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INSURANCE SEGMENT Operating cost ratio | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | 7.7 | % | 9.1 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
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| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | % | (0.1) | % | — | % | — | % |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 7.7 | % | 9.0 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
Insurance Segment - (Loss) income from operations
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INSURANCE SEGMENT (Loss) income from operations (in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | ($303) | $251 | $1,952 | $2,591 |
| Amortization associated with identifiable intangibles | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| Settlement of certain litigation expenses | — | 15 | — | 15 |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($299) | $270 | $1,964 | $2,619 |
(b) 3Q26 GAAP to Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS reconciliation will not foot due to a ($0.01) impact resulting from the use of common shares to calculate the Adjusted loss per share versus the use of diluted weighted-average shares in the calculation of GAAP EPS.
(c) Includes the noncash reversal of the net put liability of approximately $1.2 billion reflected in the company's September 30, 2026 balance sheet; the put was associated with CenterWell Senior Primary Care's previous joint ventures with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
(d) FY 2026 GAAP EPS guidance and FY 2026 Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS guidance exclude the impact of future value changes to items that have not yet been recognized and cannot currently be reasonably estimated at this time. The company does not expect changes to its FY 2026 Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS guidance. The company does expect potential changes to its FY 2026 GAAP EPS guidance due to its ongoing value creation and other strategic initiatives.
(e) Reflects the new initial option liability associated with the company's recently announced non-consolidating strategic joint venture with HPS Investment Partners, a subsidiary of BlackRock and CenterWell Senior Primary Care; this noncash impact is expected to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2026. Management excludes the initial recognition because it results from the transaction’s ownership and option structure, and it is not considered in management’s evaluation of core operating results.
(f) The CenterWell segment non-GAAP (Adjusted) income from operations includes an adjustment to add back depreciation and amortization expense to the segment's GAAP income from operations since such an adjustment is commonly utilized for valuation purposes within the healthcare delivery industry.
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CENTERWELL SEGMENT Income from operations (in millions) | 3Q26 | 3Q25 | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 |
| GAAP | $243 | $305 | $998 | $1,041 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 48 | | 53 | | 145 | | 172 | |
| Adjusted (non-GAAP) | $291 | | $358 | | $1,143 | | $1,213 | |
Cautionary Statement
This news release includes forward-looking statements regarding Humana within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in investor presentations, press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, and in oral statements made by or with the approval of one of Humana’s executive officers, the words or phrases like “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “intends,” “likely will result,” “estimates,” “projects” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, among other things, information set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the company’s SEC filings, a summary of which includes but is not limited to the following:
•If Humana does not design and price its products properly and competitively, if the premiums Humana receives are insufficient to cover the cost of healthcare services delivered to its members, if the company is unable to implement clinical initiatives to provide a better healthcare experience for its members, lower costs and appropriately document the risk profile of its members, or if its estimates of benefits expense are inadequate, Humana’s profitability could be materially adversely affected. Humana estimates the costs of its benefit expense payments, and designs and prices its products accordingly, using actuarial methods and assumptions based upon, among other relevant factors, claim payment patterns, medical cost inflation, and historical developments such as claim inventory levels and claim receipt patterns. The company continually reviews estimates of future payments relating to benefit expenses for services incurred in the current and prior periods and makes necessary adjustments to its reserves, including premium deficiency reserves, where appropriate. These estimates involve extensive judgment, and have considerable inherent variability because they are extremely sensitive to changes in claim payment patterns and medical cost trends. Accordingly, Humana's reserves may be insufficient.
•If Humana fails to effectively implement its operational and strategic initiatives, including its Medicare initiatives, which are of particular importance given the concentration of the company's revenues in these products, state-based contract strategy, the growth of its CenterWell business, and its integrated care delivery model, the company’s business may be materially adversely affected.
•The number of Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans rated 4-star or higher significantly declined in 2025. Humana filed a lawsuit seeking to set aside and vacate the 2025 Star Ratings of its Medicare Advantage plans, and on October 14, 2025, the Court issued a decision rejecting Humana's challenge. Although the company has appealed that decision, there can be no assurances that it will ultimately prevail in the lawsuit. If the company is not successful, the decline in Star Ratings will negatively impact its 2026 quality bonus payments from CMS and may also significantly adversely affect the company’s revenues, operating results, and cash flows. In addition, there can be no assurances the company will be successful in maintaining or improving its Star Ratings in future years.
•If Humana, or the third-party service providers on which it relies, fails to properly maintain the integrity of its data, to strategically maintain existing or implement new information systems (including systems powered by or incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML)), or to protect Humana’s proprietary rights to its systems, or to defend against cyber-security attacks, contain such attacks when they occur, or prevent other privacy or data security incidents that result in security breaches that disrupt the company's operations or in the unintentional dissemination of sensitive personal information or proprietary or confidential information, the company’s business may be materially adversely affected.
•Humana is involved in various legal actions, or disputes that could lead to legal actions (such as, among other things, provider contract disputes and qui tam litigation brought by individuals on behalf of the government), governmental and internal investigations, and routine internal review of business processes any of which, if resolved unfavorably to the company, could result in substantial monetary damages or changes in its business practices. Increased litigation and negative publicity could also increase the company’s cost of doing business.
•As a government contractor, Humana is exposed to risks that may materially adversely affect its business or its willingness or ability to participate in government healthcare programs including, among other things, loss of material government contracts; governmental audits and investigations; potential inadequacy of government determined payment rates; potential restrictions on profitability, including by comparison of profitability of the company’s Medicare Advantage business to non-Medicare Advantage business; or other changes in the governmental programs in which Humana participates. Changes to the risk-adjustment model utilized by CMS to adjust premiums paid to Medicare Advantage plans or retrospective recovery by CMS of previously paid premiums as a result of the final rule related to the risk adjustment data validation audit methodology published by CMS on January 30, 2023 (Final RADV Rule), which Humana believes fails to address adequately the statutory requirement of actuarial equivalence and violates the Administrative Procedure Act due to its failure to include a "Fee for Service Adjuster" could have a material adverse effect on the company's operating results, financial position and cash flows.
•Humana's business activities are subject to substantial government regulation. New laws or regulations, or legislative, judicial, or regulatory changes in existing laws or regulations or their manner of application could increase the company's cost of doing business and have a material adverse effect on Humana’s results of operations (including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company’s ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company’s medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company’s Medicare payment rates and increasing the company’s expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments); the company’s financial position (including the company’s ability to maintain the value of its goodwill); and the company’s cash flows.
•Humana’s failure to manage acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions successfully may have a material adverse effect on the company’s results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
•If Humana fails to develop and maintain satisfactory relationships with the providers of care to its members, the company’s business may be adversely affected.
•Humana faces significant competition in attracting and retaining talented employees. Further, managing succession for, and retention of, key executives is critical to the Company’s success, and its failure to do so could adversely affect the Company’s businesses, operating results and/or future performance.
•Humana’s pharmacy business is highly competitive and subjects it to regulations and supply chain risks in addition to those the company faces with its core health benefits businesses.
•Changes in the prescription drug industry pricing benchmarks may adversely affect Humana’s financial performance.
•Humana’s ability to obtain funds from certain of its licensed subsidiaries is restricted by state insurance regulations.
•Downgrades in Humana’s debt ratings, should they occur, may adversely affect its business, results of operations, and financial condition.
•Volatility or disruption in the securities and credit markets may significantly and adversely affect the value of our investment portfolio and the investment income that we derive from this portfolio.
In making forward-looking statements, Humana is not undertaking to address or update them in future filings or communications regarding its business or results. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed herein may or may not occur. There also may be other risks that the company is unable to predict at this time. Any of these risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Humana advises investors to read the following documents as filed by the company with the SEC for further discussion both of the risks it faces and its historical performance:
•Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025;
•Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026; and
•Form 8-Ks filed during 2026.
About Humana
Humana (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell health care services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
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| Humana Inc. FY 2026 Guidance - As of November 6, 2026 |
| no changes from initial FY 2026 guidance provided as of February 11, 2026, with the exception of GAAP and Adjusted EPS |
| Guidance as of November 6, 2026 | Guidance as of July 29, 2026 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (EPS) |
| GAAP: 'at least $15.09' | GAAP: 'at least $6.52' | FY 2026 GAAP EPS guidance and FY 2026 Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS guidance exclude the impact of future value changes to items that have not yet been recognized and cannot currently be reasonably estimated at this time. |
| Non-GAAP: 'at least $9.50' | Non-GAAP: 'at least $9.00' |
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| Total Revenues |
| Consolidated | no change | At least $160 billion | Consolidated and segment level revenue projections include expected net investment income. Segment level revenues include amounts that eliminate in consolidation. |
| Insurance segment | no change | At least $155 billion |
| CenterWell segment | no change | At least $25 billion |
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| Change in year-end medical membership from prior year-end |
| Individual Medicare Advantage | no change | growth of approximately 25 percent | |
| Group Medicare Advantage | no change | growth of approximately 150,000 | |
| Individual Medicare stand-alone PDP | no change | growth of approximately 1,000,000 | |
| State-based contracts | no change | growth of 25,000 to 100,000 | State-based contracts guidance includes membership in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. |
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Benefit Ratio Insurance segment | no change | GAAP: 92.75% +/- 25 bps | Ratio calculation: benefits expense as a percent of premiums revenues. |
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| Consolidated Operating Cost Ratio |
Operating Cost Ratio Consolidated | no change | GAAP: 10.0% +/- 25 bps | Ratio calculation: operating costs excluding depreciation and amortization as a percent of revenues excluding net investment income. |
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| Segment Results |
| Insurance segment income from operations | no change | GAAP: approximately breakeven | |
| CenterWell segment income from operations | no change | GAAP: $1.3 billion to $1.8 billion Non-GAAP: $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion | CenterWell segment Non-GAAP income from operations excludes the projected impact of segment depreciation and amortization. |
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| Effective Tax Rate | no change | GAAP: approximately 25.5% | |
| Weighted Avg. Share Count for Diluted EPS | no change | approximately 121 million | |
| Cash flows from operations | no change | GAAP: $2.5 billion to $2.9 billion | |
| Capital expenditures | no change | approximately $650 million | |
Humana Inc.
Statistical Schedules
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3Q26 Earnings Release
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Humana Inc. Statistical Schedules and Supplementary Information 3Q26 Earnings Release |
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| (S-3) | Summary of Results - Consolidated and Segments - Quarter & YTD |
| (S-4) | Consolidated Statements of Income - Quarter & YTD |
| (S-5) | Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| (S-6) | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - YTD |
| (S-7) - (S-8) | Consolidating Statements of Income - Quarter |
| (S-9) - (S-10) | Consolidating Statements of Income - YTD |
| (S-11) | Membership Detail |
| (S-12) | Premiums and Services Revenue Detail |
| (S-13) - (S-14) | CenterWell Segment - Pharmacy & Home Solutions and Primary Care |
| (S-15) | Footnotes |
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Humana Inc. Summary of Results ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | 3Q26 (a) | 3Q25 (a) | YTD 2026 (a) | YTD 2025 (a) |
| CONSOLIDATED |
| Revenues | $41,155 | $32,649 | $121,670 | $97,149 |
| Revenues - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | $41,158 | $32,649 | $121,694 | $97,149 |
| Pretax results | $216 | $134 | $2,763 | $2,566 |
| Pretax results - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($104) | $527 | $2,814 | $3,437 |
| EPS | $1.33 | $1.62 | $16.84 | $16.43 |
| Adjusted (loss) earnings per share - (non-GAAP) | ($0.70) | $3.24 | $17.17 | $21.10 |
| Benefit ratio | 93.9 | % | 91.1 | % | 91.5 | % | 89.3 | % |
| Operating cost ratio | 11.3 | % | 12.6 | % | 10.4 | % | 11.4 | % |
| Operating cost ratio - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 11.2 | % | 11.8 | % | 10.3 | % | 11.1 | % |
| Operating cash flows | | | $5,383 | $2,573 |
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| Parent company cash and short-term investments | | | $528 | $1,940 |
| Debt-to-total capitalization | | | 40.9 | % | 40.3 | % |
| Days in Claims Payable (DCP) | 33.2 | 33.2 | | |
| INSURANCE SEGMENT |
| Revenues | $39,083 | $31,189 | $116,282 | $93,220 |
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| Benefit ratio | 93.7 | % | 91.1 | % | 91.4 | % | 89.5 | % |
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| Operating cost ratio | 7.7 | % | 9.1 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
| Operating cost ratio - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | 7.7 | % | 9.0 | % | 7.4 | % | 8.5 | % |
| (Loss) income from operations | ($303) | $251 | $1,952 | $2,591 |
| (Loss) income from operations - Adjusted (non-GAAP) | ($299) | $270 | $1,964 | $2,619 |
| CENTERWELL SEGMENT |
| Revenues | $7,157 | $5,879 | $20,047 | $16,511 |
| Operating cost ratio | 95.9 | % | 93.9 | % | 94.3 | % | 92.7 | % |
| Income from operations | $243 | $305 | $998 | $1,041 |
| Income from operations - Adjusted (non-GAAP) (f) | $291 | $358 | $1,143 | $1,213 |
Refer to the "Footnotes" section included in the previous narrative portion of this release (beginning on page 8) for further explanation of disclosures for
Adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures, as well as reconciliations.
Humana Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Dollars in millions, except per common share results
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| For the three months ended September 30, | | For the nine months ended September 30, |
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| 2026 | 2025 | | 2026 | 2025 |
| Revenues: | | | | | |
| Premiums | $ | 38,701 | | $ | 30,711 | | | $ | 115,244 | | $ | 91,941 | |
| Services | 2,125 | | 1,600 | | | 5,582 | | 4,334 | |
| Net investment income | 329 | | 338 | | | 844 | | 874 | |
| Total revenues | 41,155 | | 32,649 | | | 121,670 | | 97,149 | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | |
| Benefits | 36,324 | | 27,991 | | | 105,401 | | 82,091 | |
| Operating costs | 4,598 | | 4,085 | | | 12,600 | | 11,012 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 158 | | 173 | | | 480 | | 534 | |
| Total operating expenses | 41,080 | | 32,249 | | | 118,481 | | 93,637 | |
| Income from operations | 75 | | 400 | | | 3,189 | | 3,512 | |
| Loss on sale of business | — | | 63 | | | — | | 63 | |
| Interest expense | 217 | | 168 | | | 607 | | 485 | |
| Other (income) expense, net | (358) | | 35 | | | (181) | | 398 | |
| Income before income taxes and equity in net losses | 216 | | 134 | | | 2,763 | | 2,566 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 40 | | (86) | | | 673 | | 499 | |
| Equity in net losses (A) | (15) | | (26) | | | (52) | | (88) | |
| Net income | 161 | | 194 | | | 2,038 | | 1,979 | |
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1 | | 1 | | | 4 | | 5 | |
| Net income attributable to Humana | $ | 162 | | $ | 195 | | | $ | 2,042 | | $ | 1,984 | |
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | 1.35 | | $ | 1.62 | | | $ | 16.99 | | $ | 16.47 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 1.33 | | $ | 1.62 | | | $ | 16.84 | | $ | 16.43 | |
| Shares used in computing basic earnings per common share (000’s) | 120,094 | | 120,273 | | | 120,164 | | 120,492 | |
| Shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share (000’s) | 121,828 | | 120,745 | | | 121,205 | | 120,778 | |
Humana Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
Dollars in millions, except share amounts
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| September 30, | December 31, | | |
| 2026 | 2025 | | | |
| Assets | | | | | |
| Current assets: | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,935 | | $ | 4,200 | | | | |
| Investment securities | 18,174 | | 15,703 | | | | |
| Receivables, net | 2,865 | | 3,270 | | | | |
| Other current assets | 11,635 | | 9,560 | | | | |
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| Total current assets | 39,609 | | 32,733 | | | | |
| Property and equipment, net | 2,070 | | 2,231 | | | | |
| Long-term investment securities | 606 | | 493 | | | | |
| Equity method investments | 621 | | 638 | | | | |
| Goodwill | 10,547 | | 9,686 | | | | |
| Other long-term assets | 3,832 | | 3,128 | | | | |
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| Total assets | $ | 57,285 | | $ | 48,909 | | | | |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | | | |
| Benefits payable | $ | 13,127 | | $ | 9,967 | | | | |
| Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses | 9,390 | | 5,717 | | | | |
| Book overdraft | 316 | | 306 | | | | |
| Unearned revenues | 270 | | 356 | | | | |
| Short-term debt | 949 | | — | | | | |
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| Total current liabilities | 24,052 | | 16,346 | | | | |
| Long-term debt | 11,555 | | 12,369 | | | | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 2,790 | | 2,457 | | | | |
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| Total liabilities | 38,397 | | 31,172 | | | | |
| Commitments and contingencies | | | | | |
| Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | |
| Preferred stock, $1 par; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued | — | | — | | | | |
| Common stock, $0.16 2/3 par; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 198,719,832 issued at September 30, 2026 | 33 | | 33 | | | | |
| Capital in excess of par value | 3,774 | | 3,600 | | | | |
| Retained earnings | 30,796 | | 29,075 | | | | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,270) | | (633) | | | | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 78,616,582 shares at September 30, 2026 | (14,508) | | (14,418) | | | | |
| Total stockholders’ equity | 18,825 | | 17,657 | | | | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 63 | | 80 | | | | |
| Total equity | 18,888 | | 17,737 | | | | |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 57,285 | | $ | 48,909 | | | | |
| Debt-to-total capitalization ratio | 40.9 | % | 41.1 | % | | | |
Humana Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Dollars in millions
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| For the nine months ended September 30, | | | |
| 2026 | 2025 | | | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | |
| Net income | $ | 2,038 | | $ | 1,979 | | | | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | |
| Loss on sale of business | — | | 63 | | | | |
| Losses (gains) on investment securities, net | 30 | | (66) | | | | |
| Equity in net losses | 52 | | 88 | | | | |
| Stock-based compensation | 183 | | 193 | | | | |
| Depreciation | 540 | | 587 | | | | |
| Amortization | 29 | | 43 | | | | |
| Impairment of property and equipment | 34 | | 14 | | | | |
| Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | — | | 32 | | | | |
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| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of businesses acquired and disposed: | | | | | |
| Receivables | 439 | | 16 | | | | |
| Other assets | (1,274) | | (1,374) | | | | |
| Benefits payable | 3,160 | | (351) | | | | |
| Other liabilities | 221 | | 1,317 | | | | |
| Unearned revenues | (86) | | 5 | | | | |
| Other, net | 17 | | 27 | | | | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 5,383 | | 2,573 | | | | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sale of business, net | 40 | | 115 | | | | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (1,007) | | (5) | | | | |
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| Purchases of property and equipment, net | (390) | | (344) | | | | |
| Purchases of investment securities | (7,070) | | (5,198) | | | | |
| Proceeds from maturities of investment securities | 2,296 | | 2,148 | | | | |
| Proceeds from sales of investment securities | 1,415 | | 5,066 | | | | |
| Changes in securities lending collateral receivable | (179) | | (141) | | | | |
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| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (4,895) | | 1,641 | | | | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | |
| Receipts (payments) from contract deposits, net | 1,787 | | (1,164) | | | | |
| Proceeds from issuance of notes, net | 990 | | 1,481 | | | | |
| Repayments of notes | (281) | | (771) | | | | |
| Repayments of commercial paper, net | (30) | | (5) | | | | |
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| FHLB advances | 100 | | — | | | | |
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| Debt issue costs | (20) | | (5) | | | | |
| Change in book overdraft | 10 | | (95) | | | | |
| Common stock repurchases | (110) | | (109) | | | | |
| Dividends paid | (320) | | (321) | | | | |
| Change in securities lending payable | 179 | | 141 | | | | |
| Change in rebate factor payable | — | | (123) | | | | |
| Other | (58) | | (76) | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 2,247 | | (1,047) | | | | |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 2,735 | | 3,167 | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 4,200 | | 2,221 | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 6,935 | | $ | 5,388 | | | | |
Humana Inc.
Consolidating Statements of Income—For the three months ended September 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
In millions
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| Insurance | | CenterWell | | Eliminations/ Corporate | | Consolidated |
| Revenues—external customers premiums: | | | | | | | |
| Individual Medicare Advantage | $ | 28,619 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,619 | |
| Group Medicare Advantage | 2,793 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,793 | |
| Medicare stand-alone PDP | 3,014 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,014 | |
| Total Medicare | 34,426 | | | — | | | — | | | 34,426 | |
| State-based contracts and other | 3,641 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,641 | |
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| Specialty benefits | 271 | | | — | | | — | | | 271 | |
| Medicare Supplement | 363 | | | — | | | — | | | 363 | |
| Total premiums | 38,701 | | | — | | | — | | | 38,701 | |
| Services revenue: | | | | | | | |
| Home solutions | — | | | 359 | | | — | | | 359 | |
| Primary care | — | | | 948 | | | — | | | 948 | |
| Pharmacy solutions | — | | | 564 | | | — | | | 564 | |
| Military services and other | 254 | | | — | | | — | | | 254 | |
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| Total services revenue | 254 | | | 1,871 | | | — | | | 2,125 | |
| Total revenues—external customers | 38,955 | | | 1,871 | | | — | | | 40,826 | |
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| Intersegment revenues | 1 | | | 5,286 | | | (5,287) | | | — | |
| Net investment income | 127 | | | — | | | 202 | | | 329 | |
| Total revenues | 39,083 | | | 7,157 | | | (5,085) | | | 41,155 | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
| Benefits | 36,250 | | | — | | | 74 | | | 36,324 | |
| Operating costs | 2,999 | | | 6,866 | | | (5,267) | | | 4,598 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 137 | | | 48 | | | (27) | | | 158 | |
| Total operating expenses | 39,386 | | | 6,914 | | | (5,220) | | | 41,080 | |
| (Loss) income from operations | $ | (303) | | | $ | 243 | | | $ | 135 | | | $ | 75 | |
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| Benefit ratio | 93.7 | % | | | | | | 93.9 | % |
| Operating cost ratio | 7.7 | % | | 95.9 | % | | | | 11.3 | % |
Benefit ratio represents benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue.
Operating cost ratio represents operating costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, as a percentage of total revenues less net investment income.
Humana Inc.
Consolidating Statements of Income—For the three months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
In millions
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| Insurance | | CenterWell | | Eliminations/ Corporate | | Consolidated |
| Revenues—external customers premiums: | | | | | | | |
| Individual Medicare Advantage | $ | 22,456 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22,456 | |
| Group Medicare Advantage | 2,240 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,240 | |
| Medicare stand-alone PDP | 1,755 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,755 | |
| Total Medicare | 26,451 | | | — | | | — | | | 26,451 | |
| State-based contracts and other | 3,729 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,729 | |
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| Specialty benefits | 248 | | | — | | | — | | | 248 | |
Medicare Supplement | 283 | | | — | | | — | | | 283 | |
| Total premiums | 30,711 | | | — | | | — | | | 30,711 | |
| Services revenue: | | | | | | | |
| Home solutions | — | | | 354 | | | — | | | 354 | |
| Primary care | — | | | 627 | | | — | | | 627 | |
| Pharmacy solutions | — | | | 352 | | | — | | | 352 | |
| Military services and other | 267 | | | — | | | — | | | 267 | |
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| Total services revenue | 267 | | | 1,333 | | | — | | | 1,600 | |
| Total revenues—external customers | 30,978 | | | 1,333 | | | — | | | 32,311 | |
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| Intersegment revenues | 1 | | | 4,546 | | | (4,547) | | | — | |
| Net investment income | 210 | | | — | | | 128 | | | 338 | |
| Total revenues | 31,189 | | | 5,879 | | | (4,419) | | | 32,649 | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
| Benefits | 27,982 | | | — | | | 9 | | | 27,991 | |
| Operating costs | 2,808 | | | 5,521 | | | (4,244) | | | 4,085 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 148 | | | 53 | | | (28) | | | 173 | |
| Total operating expenses | 30,938 | | | 5,574 | | | (4,263) | | | 32,249 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | $ | 251 | | | $ | 305 | | | $ | (156) | | | $ | 400 | |
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| Benefit ratio | 91.1 | % | | | | | | 91.1 | % |
| Operating cost ratio | 9.1 | % | | 93.9 | % | | | | 12.6 | % |
Benefit ratio represents benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue.
Operating cost ratio represents operating costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, as a percentage of total revenues less net investment income.
Humana Inc.
Consolidating Statements of Income—For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 (Unaudited)
In millions
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| Insurance | | CenterWell | | Eliminations/ Corporate | | Consolidated |
| Revenues—external customers premiums: | | | | | | | |
| Individual Medicare Advantage | $ | 85,746 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 85,746 | |
| Group Medicare Advantage | 8,555 | | | — | | | — | | | 8,555 | |
| Medicare stand-alone PDP | 8,626 | | | — | | | — | | | 8,626 | |
| Total Medicare | 102,927 | | | — | | | — | | | 102,927 | |
| State-based contracts and other | 10,474 | | | — | | | — | | | 10,474 | |
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| Specialty benefits | 807 | | | — | | | — | | | 807 | |
| Medicare Supplement | 1,036 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,036 | |
| Total premiums | 115,244 | | | — | | | — | | | 115,244 | |
| Services revenue: | | | | | | | |
| Home solutions | — | | | 1,062 | | | — | | | 1,062 | |
| Primary care | — | | | 2,575 | | | — | | | 2,575 | |
| Pharmacy solutions | — | | | 1,243 | | | — | | | 1,243 | |
| Military services and other | 700 | | | — | | | 2 | | | 702 | |
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| Total services revenue | 700 | | | 4,880 | | | 2 | | | 5,582 | |
| Total revenues—external customers | 115,944 | | | 4,880 | | | 2 | | | 120,826 | |
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| Intersegment revenues | 4 | | | 15,167 | | | (15,171) | | | — | |
| Net investment income | 334 | | | — | | | 510 | | | 844 | |
| Total revenues | 116,282 | | | 20,047 | | | (14,659) | | | 121,670 | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
| Benefits | 105,371 | | | — | | | 30 | | | 105,401 | |
| Operating costs | 8,541 | | | 18,904 | | | (14,845) | | | 12,600 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 418 | | | 145 | | | (83) | | | 480 | |
| Total operating expenses | 114,330 | | | 19,049 | | | (14,898) | | | 118,481 | |
| Income from operations | $ | 1,952 | | | $ | 998 | | | $ | 239 | | | $ | 3,189 | |
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| Benefit ratio | 91.4 | % | | | | | | 91.5 | % |
| Operating cost ratio | 7.4 | % | | 94.3 | % | | | | 10.4 | % |
Benefit ratio represents benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue.
Operating cost ratio represents operating costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, as a percentage of total revenues less net investment income.
Humana Inc.
Consolidating Statements of Income—For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
In millions
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| Insurance | | CenterWell | | | | | | Eliminations/ Corporate | | Consolidated |
| Revenues—external customers premiums: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Individual Medicare Advantage | $ | 67,901 | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 67,901 | |
| Group Medicare Advantage | 6,822 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 6,822 | |
| Medicare stand-alone PDP | 4,924 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 4,924 | |
| Total Medicare | 79,647 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 79,647 | |
| State-based contracts and other | 10,757 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 10,757 | |
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| Specialty benefits | 738 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 738 | |
| Medicare Supplement | 799 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 799 | |
| Total premiums | 91,941 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 91,941 | |
| Services revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Home solutions | — | | | 1,049 | | | | | | | — | | | 1,049 | |
| Primary care | — | | | 1,609 | | | | | | | — | | | 1,609 | |
| Pharmacy solutions | — | | | 951 | | | | | | | — | | | 951 | |
| Military services and other | 725 | | | — | | | | | | | — | | | 725 | |
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| Total services revenue | 725 | | | 3,609 | | | | | | | — | | | 4,334 | |
| Total revenues—external customers | 92,666 | | | 3,609 | | | | | | | — | | | 96,275 | |
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| Intersegment revenues | 3 | | | 12,902 | | | | | | | (12,905) | | | — | |
| Net investment income | 551 | | | — | | | | | | | 323 | | | 874 | |
| Total revenues | 93,220 | | | 16,511 | | | | | | | (12,582) | | | 97,149 | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Benefits | 82,278 | | | — | | | | | | | (187) | | | 82,091 | |
| Operating costs | 7,900 | | | 15,298 | | | | | | | (12,186) | | | 11,012 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 451 | | | 172 | | | | | | | (89) | | | 534 | |
| Total operating expenses | 90,629 | | | 15,470 | | | | | | | (12,462) | | | 93,637 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | $ | 2,591 | | | $ | 1,041 | | | | | | | $ | (120) | | | $ | 3,512 | |
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| Benefit ratio | 89.5 | % | | | | | | | | | | 89.3 | % |
| Operating cost ratio | 8.5 | % | | 92.7 | % | | | | | | | | 11.4 | % |
Benefit ratio represents benefits expense as a percentage of premiums revenue.
Operating cost ratio represents operating costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, as a percentage of total revenues less net investment income.
Humana Inc.
Membership Detail (Unaudited)
In thousands
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| Members may not be unique to each product since members have the ability to enroll in more than one product. |
| September 30, 2026 | Average 3Q26 | | September 30, 2025 | | December 31, 2025 |
| Medical Membership: | | | | | | |
| Individual Medicare Advantage* | 6,456.9 | | 6,458.0 | | | 5,237.3 | | | 5,249.3 | |
| Group Medicare Advantage (B) | 728.3 | | 728.5 | | | 569.8 | | | 568.4 | |
| Total Medicare Advantage | 7,185.2 | | 7,186.5 | | | 5,807.1 | | | 5,817.7 | |
| Medicare stand-alone PDP (B) | 4,027.5 | | 4,001.3 | | | 2,446.2 | | | 2,462.6 | |
| Total Medicare | 11,212.7 | | 11,187.8 | | | 8,253.3 | | | 8,280.3 | |
| Medicare Supplement | 570.9 | | 564.1 | | | 474.7 | | | 498.4 | |
| State-based contracts and other (C) | 1,614.1 | | 1,620.0 | | | 1,658.8 | | | 1,615.6 | |
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| Military services | 4,641.0 | | 4,640.9 | | | 4,605.4 | | | 4,605.4 | |
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| Total Medical Membership | 18,038.7 | | 18,012.8 | | | 14,992.2 | | | 14,999.7 | |
| Specialty Membership: | | | | | | |
| Dental—fully-insured (D) | 2,267.3 | | 2,216.2 | | | 2,097.8 | | | 2,107.6 | |
| Dental—ASO | 744.3 | | 459.4 | | | 308.7 | | | 307.5 | |
| Total Dental | 3,011.6 | | 2,675.6 | | | 2,406.5 | | | 2,415.1 | |
| Vision | 1,972.0 | | 1,972.0 | | | 1,911.4 | | | 1,926.2 | |
| Other supplemental benefits | 427.8 | | 427.5 | | | 392.9 | | | 401.3 | |
| Total Specialty Membership | 5,411.4 | | 5,075.1 | | | 4,710.8 | | | 4,742.6 | |
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| September 30, 2026 | Member Mix September 30, 2026 | | September 30, 2025 | | Member Mix September 30, 2025 |
| Individual Medicare Advantage Membership | | | | | | |
| HMO | 3,219.9 | | 50 | % | | 2,625.2 | | | 50 | % |
| PPO/PFFS | 3,237.0 | | 50 | % | | 2,612.1 | | | 50 | % |
Total Individual Medicare Advantage | 6,456.9 | | 100 | % | | 5,237.3 | | | 100 | % |
| Individual Medicare Advantage Membership | | | | | | |
| Shared Risk (E) | 1,999.8 | | 31 | % | | 1,939.9 | | | 37 | % |
| Path to Risk (F) | 2,123.9 | | 33 | % | | 1,613.1 | | | 31 | % |
| Total Value-based | 4,123.7 | | 64 | % | | 3,553.0 | | | 68 | % |
| Other | 2,333.2 | | 36 | % | | 1,684.3 | | | 32 | % |
| Total Individual Medicare Advantage | 6,456.9 | | 100 | % | | 5,237.3 | | | 100 | % |
*Individual Medicare Advantage membership includes 958,300 Dual Eligible Special Need Plan (D-SNP) members as of September 30, 2026, a net increase of 192,500, or 25 percent, from 765,800 as of September 30, 2025, and up 197,800, or 26 percent, from 760,500 as of December 31, 2025.
Humana Inc.
Premiums and Services Revenue Detail (Unaudited)
Dollars in millions, except per member per month; includes intersegment revenues
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| For the three months ended September 30, | | For the nine months ended September 30, | | Per Member per Month (J) For the three months ended September 30, | Per Member per Month (J) For the nine months ended September 30, |
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| Individual Medicare Advantage | $ | 28,619 | | $ | 22,456 | | | $ | 85,746 | | $ | 67,901 | | | $ | 1,477 | | $ | 1,431 | | $ | 1,485 | | $ | 1,443 | |
| Group Medicare Advantage | 2,793 | | 2,240 | | | 8,555 | | 6,822 | | | 1,278 | | 1,310 | | 1,305 | | 1,326 | |
| Medicare stand-alone PDP | 3,014 | | 1,755 | | | 8,626 | | 4,924 | | | 251 | | 240 | | 244 | | 225 | |
| State-based contracts and other (G) | 3,641 | | 3,729 | | | 10,474 | | 10,757 | | | 745 | | 708 | | 719 | | 702 | |
| Specialty benefits (H) | 271 | | 248 | | | 807 | | 738 | | | 20 | | 19 | | 19 | | 19 | |
| Medicare Supplement | 363 | | 283 | | | 1,036 | | 799 | | | 215 | | 203 | | 210 | | 203 | |
| Military and other (I) | 255 | | 268 | | | 704 | | 728 | | | | | | |
| Total premiums and services revenue | 38,956 | | 30,979 | | | 115,948 | | 92,669 | | | | | | |
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| Pharmacy solutions | 4,131 | | 3,430 | | | 11,076 | | 9,409 | | | | | | |
| Primary care | 2,146 | | 1,564 | | | 6,076 | | 4,462 | | | | | | |
| Home solutions | 880 | | 885 | | | 2,895 | | 2,640 | | | | | | |
| Total services revenue | 7,157 | | 5,879 | | | 20,047 | | 16,511 | | | | | | |
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Humana Inc.
CenterWell Segment - Pharmacy & Home Solutions (Unaudited)
Pharmacy Solutions
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| For the three months ended September 30, 2026 | For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 | For the three months ended September 30, 2025 | For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 | For the three months ended June 30, 2026 |
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| Generic Dispense Rate | | | | | |
| Total Medicare | 90.3 | % | 90.6 | % | 90.4 | % | 90.6 | % | 90.6 | % |
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| Mail-Order Penetration | | | | | |
| Total Medicare | 23.2 | % | 23.6 | % | 25.9 | % | 25.9 | % | 23.8 | % |
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| For the three months ended September 30, 2026 | For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 | For the three months ended September 30, 2025 | For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 | Quarterly Year-over-Year Growth | YTD Year-over-Year Growth |
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| Episodic Admissions (K) | 85,679 | | 254,479 | | 78,248 | | 239,154 | | 9.5% | 6.4% |
Total Admissions - Same Store (L) | 112,540 | | 337,938 | | 106,623 | | 324,807 | | 5.5% | 4.0% |
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Humana Inc.
CenterWell Segment - Primary Care (M) (Unaudited)
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| As of September 30, 2026 | | As of September 30, 2025 | | Year-over-Year Change |
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| Center | Care | Patients | | Center | Care | Patients | | Center | Care | Patients |
| Count | Providers | Served (N) | | Count | Providers | Served (N) | | Count | Providers | Served |
| De novo | 146 | | 470 | 142,100 | | | 147 | | 423 | 106,200 | | | (0.7) | % | 11.1 | % | 33.8 | % |
| Wholly-owned | 253 | 1,042 | | 379,400 | | | 195 | 769 | 266,400 | | | 29.7 | % | 35.5 | % | 42.4 | % |
| Independent Physician Associations | | | 116,400 | | | | | 74,500 | | | | | 56.2 | % |
| Total | 399 | 1,512 | | 637,900 | | | 342 | 1,192 | | 447,100 | | | 16.7 | % | 26.8 | % | 42.7 | % |
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| | | | | Count | Providers | Served (N) | | Count | Providers | Served |
| De novo | | | | | 146 | | 445 | 111,400 | | | — | % | 5.6 | % | 27.6 | % |
| Wholly-owned | | | | | 204 | 874 | 304,900 | | | 24.0 | % | 19.2 | % | 24.4 | % |
| Independent Physician Associations | | | | | | | 74,800 | | | | | 55.6 | % |
| Total | | | | | 350 | 1,319 | | 491,100 | | | 14.0 | % | 14.6 | % | 29.9 | % |
Humana Inc.
Footnotes to Statistical Schedules and Supplementary Information
3Q26 Earnings Release
A.Net losses associated with the company's non-consolidated minority interest investments.
B.The 2026 group Medicare Advantage and stand-alone PDP membership totals reflect the impact of certain of the company's group Medicare Advantage contracts decoupling its beneficiaries' Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage from the related medical coverage via the group Medicare Advantage plan. This impacts approximately 350,000 members which appear in both the group Medicare Advantage and stand-alone PDP membership ending medical membership balances as of September 30, 2026. The financial impact for the Part D prescription drug coverage of these members is reflected only in the Medicare stand-alone PDP results while their medical coverage is included within the group Medicare Advantage results.
C.Beginning in 2026, members enrolled in a highly integrated dual eligible (HIDE) or fully integrated dual eligible (FIDE) special needs plan (SNP) are considered aligned dual eligibles, and as such, are simultaneously included in the company's state-based contracts membership, as well as in a dual eligible special need plan (DSNP) which is included as part of the individual Medicare Advantage membership. For these members, Humana receives premium revenue from both the respective states with the HIDE and FIDE SNP contracts and from CMS to cover the distinctly different benefits managed.
D.Fully-insured dental membership as reported does not include Humana members that have a Medicare Advantage plan that includes an embedded dental benefit.
E.In certain circumstances, the company contracts with providers to accept financial risk for a defined set of Medicare Advantage membership. For these Downside Risk arrangements, the provider is measured against a medical expense ratio target and the company may share savings from reduction to the total cost of care of the defined membership. The result is a high level of engagement on the part of the provider. Under these arrangements, the company may contract with providers to accept partial, full, or global financial risk. In certain instances (capitated shared risk) of these arrangements, the company may choose to prepay these providers a monthly fixed-fee per member to coordinate substantially all of the medical care for their Medicare Advantage members assigned or attributed to their provider panel, including some health benefit administrative functions and claims processing.
F.A Path to Risk provider is one who has a high level of engagement and has contracted with the company to participate in an Upside Only/Shared Savings total cost of care arrangement and/or in one of Humana’s Quality Bonus programs (Model Practice), through which the company rewards the provider for achieving quality and utilization targets. Providers who are contracted in an Upside Only/Shared Savings arrangement may receive a portion of achieved surpluses when the actual cost of the medical services provided to patients assigned or attributed to their panel is less than the agreed upon medical expense targets. These contracts may also include a Downside Risk trigger (future date or membership threshold) which has not yet been met.
G.Per Member per Month (PMPM) shown reflects only Medicaid premiums and average Medicaid membership for the period. The 2025 periods include the impact of dual eligible demonstration members; all dual eligible demonstration programs sunset at the end of 2025.
H.Specialty per member per month is computed based on reported specialty premiums and average fully-insured specialty membership for the period.
I.The amounts primarily reflect services revenues under the TRICARE East Region contract that generally are contracted on a per-member basis.
J.Computed based on average membership for the period (i.e. monthly ending membership during the period divided by the number of months in the period).
K.Reflects patient admissions under the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) payment model.
L.Reflects all patient admissions regardless of reimbursement model. Same store is defined as care centers that have been owned and operated at least the last twelve months and startups that are an expansion of a same store care center, net of the impact of the consolidation of care centers that occurred during the last twelve months.
M.De novo refers to all new centers opened or acquired since 2020 under a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) joint venture. Wholly-owned refers to all centers outside a WCAS joint venture. In October 2026, Humana announced a new strategic joint venture with BlackRock that will replace the existing joint ventures with WCAS through an acquisition of WCAS' current equity stake by BlackRock. The transaction closed in the fourth quarter of 2026.
N.Represents Medicare Advantage (MA) risk, MA path to risk, MA value-based, Direct Contracting Entity, and Accountable Care Organization patients.
Exhibit 99.3
Humana Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Prepared Management Remarks 11/06/2026
Please view these remarks in conjunction with our 3Q 2026 earnings release that can be found on our website at www.humana.com under the Investors section, or via the following link: https://humana.gcs-web.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.
We also invite you to listen to our live question and answer webcast with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Rechtin, and Chief Financial Officer, Celeste Mellet, which will begin today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will be available via the following link: https://humana.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations/upcoming-events. For those unable to listen to the live event, the archive will be available in the Historical Webcasts and Presentations section of the Investor Relations page via the following link: https://humana.gcs-web.com/events-and-presentations.
Cautionary Statement
Certain of the matters discussed in these prepared remarks are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results could differ materially.
Investors are advised to read the detailed risk factors discussed in our latest Form 10-K, our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and our 3Q 2026 earnings release as they relate to forward-looking statements along with other risks discussed in our SEC filings. We undertake no obligation to publicly address or update any forward-looking statements in future filings or communications regarding our business or results.
Today’s release, our historical financial news releases and our filings with the SEC are all also available on our Investor Relations site.
These remarks include financial measures that are not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.
Management's explanation for the use of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are included in today’s release which can be found via the following link: https://humana.gcs-web.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.
Finally, any references to earnings per share or EPS made within these remarks refer to diluted earnings per common share.
Exhibit 99.3
Humana Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Prepared Management Remarks 11/06/2026
Executive Summary
•Delivered solid results in the third quarter (3Q26) and raised our full year (FY) 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance from ‘at least $9.00’ to ‘at least $9.50’
•Continue to expect that our approach to 2027 individual Medicare Advantage (MA) bids will drive meaningful progress against our commitment of returning to a sustainable pre-tax margin of at least 3% in 2028
•Proud of our industry leading Bonus Year 2028 MA Stars results
oWill manage our product and expenses in 2028 at a level that approximates Top Quartile results, which is the Star Rating level we believe is sustainable on an annual basis, and is necessary to maintain a 3% margin and have a competitive product
•Believe we are well positioned to deliver on our commitment of unlocking the earnings potential of the business by 2028 as laid out at our 2025 Investor Day supported by our expanded membership base, return to Top Quartile Stars results, successful Group MA recontracting, progress through the J-curve in Medicaid and Primary Care, growth in Pharmacy and Home Solutions, and continued discipline across pricing, clinical excellence, operating efficiencies and capital allocation
•As previously announced, we will hold a virtual investor update on December 10th, 2026 to provide a mark to market against the framework laid out at our 2025 Investor Day, including the initiatives expected to support earnings growth through 2028
Expanded Key Messages
•Delivered solid 3Q26 results:
o3Q26 Adjusted loss per share of $0.70 is ahead of our guidance expectation of an Adjusted loss per share of approximately $1.00, or just over negative 10% of FY Adjusted EPS, with outperformance driven by strong Insurance segment results
oInsurance segment benefit ratio of 93.7%, favorable to our guidance expectations of ‘slightly above 94%’
Based on information available to date, medical and pharmacy cost trends are in line to better than our expectations of ‘high single digit’ trend, across both new and existing membership
o3Q26 year to date (YTD) Adjusted consolidated operating cost ratio of 10.3% and Insurance segment operating cost ratio of 7.4%, represent an 80 basis point (bps) and 110 bps reduction year over year, respectively
Reduction driven by operating leverage from membership and revenue growth, along with tactical cost cutting and transformation efforts, which remain on track
•Continue to strategically expand our CenterWell and Medicaid platforms, including:
o3Q26 YTD patient growth of approximately 146,800, or 30%, in CenterWell Primary Care
Recently announced joint venture (JV) with Blackrock replaced the previous JVs with Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe (WCAS), enhancing balance sheet efficiency and providing greater financial flexibility at a reduced cost of capital, while also funding future growth
o3Q26 YTD CenterWell Pharmacy revenue growth of 18% driven by Humana’s membership growth and continued industry leading mail order penetration, combined with further expansion of our agnostic volumes in Specialty, Direct to Consumer, and Direct to Employer
o3Q26 YTD Medicaid member growth of approximately 104,000, largely driven by the start of integrated Duals programs in Michigan, Illinois and South Carolina
Exhibit 99.3
Humana Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Prepared Management Remarks 11/06/2026
Detailed Discussion:
Insurance
Delivered solid 3Q26 Insurance segment results with membership and revenue, including member risk scores, tracking in line with expectations and Insurance segment benefit ratio of 93.7%, favorable to our guidance expectation of ‘slightly above 94%’. Based on information available to date, medical and pharmacy cost trends are in line to better than our expectations of ‘high single digit’ trend, across both new and existing membership.
Individual MA
•3Q26 YTD membership increase of approximately 1,208,000, or 23%, is tracking in line with our FY 2026 expectation of approximately 25% membership growth
oMembership growth expected to further fuel our ability to unlock the earnings potential of the business by 2028 as laid out at our 2025 Investor Day
Group MA
•3Q26 YTD membership growth of approximately 160,000, or 28%, is in line with expectations of growth of approximately 150,000 members in FY 2026
Individual Stand-Alone Part D (PDP)
•3Q26 YTD membership growth of approximately 1,220,000, or 54%, which is largely concentrated in our Basic and Value PDP plans, is tracking ahead of our FY 2026 expectation of approximately 1 million member growth
Medicaid
•3Q26 YTD membership growth of approximately 104,000 is in line with expectations; we continue to anticipate 25,000 to 100,000 member growth for FY 2026, representing an increase of approximately 4% for the year at the midpoint, largely driven by new contract starts on January 1st
•Our Medicaid footprint now spans 13 states, including 11 active states and additional contracts awarded with implementations pending in Georgia and Texas
•The states continue to navigate procurement challenges related to our recent awards in Texas and Georgia. We remain bullish on these awards and our ability to win new business and successfully deliver value for our members and state partners
CenterWell
3Q26 CenterWell results reflect robust growth across each line of business driven by Humana membership growth and continued agnostic expansion.
Exhibit 99.3
Humana Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Prepared Management Remarks 11/06/2026
Primary Care
•Serving approximately 638,000 patients as of September 30, 2026, an increase of 146,800 patients, or 30%, from December 31, 2025. 3Q26 YTD patient growth includes:
o30,700 patients, or 28%, growth in our de novo centers
o74,500 patients, or 24%, growth in our more mature wholly-owned centers; and
o41,600 patients, or 56%, growth in our Independent Physician Associations (IPA) business
•Clinical engagement of our robust growth is in line with expectations and exceeded last year’s YTD engagement rate by 100 bps. In addition, retention of engaged patients YTD exceeded last year’s rate by 170 bps
•Operating 399 centers as of September 30, 2026, representing growth of 57 centers, or 17%, year over year, while representing an increase of 49 centers, or 14%, from December 31, 2025
oThe year-over-year and YTD increases in centers is largely driven by recently completed acquisitions, including The Villages Health (4Q25) and MaxHealth (1Q26)
•3Q26 YTD results include higher costs primarily concentrated to a group of specific patients in a single geography driven by patient and plan mix dynamics across multiple payor partners
oAnticipate improvement in 2027 due to recontracting actions taken within Primary Care, as well as plan exits, benefit adjustments, and network management actions taken by our health plan partners
•We still anticipate we will mitigate the ultimate impact of the v28 risk model changes over the three-year phase in through a multi-pronged plan including numerous operational efficiencies such as centralizing and streamlining administrative functions, standardizing the clinic operating model, and improving clinician productivity to increase capacity
oThe impact of v28 and our related mitigation efforts are tracking in line with expectations to date
Home
•Within our CenterWell Home Health fee-for-service business, 3Q26 YTD same store admissions grew 4% year over year consistent with our expectation of mid-single digit year-over-year growth as we optimize our payor mix and focus on profitability
•Our comprehensive initiative to drive productivity and efficiency within our home operating model to offset reimbursement and other pressures is driving the intended results
Pharmacy
•CenterWell Pharmacy has driven strong results 3Q26 YTD with increased year-over-year volumes driven by:
Exhibit 99.3
Humana Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Prepared Management Remarks 11/06/2026
oHumana’s membership growth, continued industry leading mail order penetration, and improvements in strategic procurement
oContinued expansion of our agnostic client base with a significant year-over-year increase in Specialty, Direct to Consumer, and Direct to Employer volumes
•Surescripts, a leading health intelligence platform, announced CenterWell Pharmacy as a winner of its annual Surescripts White Coat Award for the sixth time, recognizing the advancing of prescription accuracy and performance
Earnings Seasonality
•Fourth quarter Insurance segment benefit ratio expected to be just above 95.5%
•Further, we expect that the fourth quarter consolidated benefit ratio will be slightly above the Insurance segment benefit ratio
Capital Deployment & Balance Sheet
•We continue efforts to increase the efficiency of our balance sheet and fortify our foundation and have maintained a prudent capital deployment approach
oThe transaction to divest all of our minority interest in Gentiva, which is valued at approximately $900 million, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026
oThe recently announced JV with CenterWell and Blackrock closed in October of 2026, replacing the previous JVs with WCAS, enhancing balance sheet efficiency, and providing greater financial flexibility at a reduced cost of capital, while also funding future growth
The new JV does not include a put option exercisable by BlackRock
The new JV arrangement will give rise to a derivative instrument that will be recorded on our balance sheet at fair value; however, we expect a significant reduction in the liabilities on the balance sheet reflective of the meaningfully reduced cost of capital
As of September 30, 2026, our debt to capitalization ratio is 40.9%, down 180 bps from 42.7% at June 30, 2026, primarily reflecting the repayment of commercial paper, combined with the impact of 3Q26 GAAP net earnings
We anticipate the CenterWell JV transaction discussed above will reduce the GAAP debt to capitalization ratio by approximately 130 bps in the fourth quarter of 2026, all else equal, and further in 2027 and 2028 as we will no longer need to fund the puts associated with the former JVs, all else equal
•All in, our capital efficiency efforts are delivering results, and our capital levels provide a prudent buffer above regulatory and rating agency requirements
oConsistent with this disciplined approach, we continue to evaluate a pipeline of initiatives to further strengthen the balance sheet
Exhibit 99.3
Humana Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Prepared Management Remarks 11/06/2026
Conclusion
•We have delivered solid YTD results and raised our FY 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance
•We expect that our approach to 2027 individual MA bids will drive meaningful progress against our commitment of returning to a sustainable pre-tax margin of at least 3% in 2028
•We are proud of our industry leading Bonus Year 2028 MA Stars results
•We believe we are well positioned to deliver on our commitment of unlocking the earnings potential of the business by 2028 as laid out at our 2025 Investor Day, supported by our expanded membership base, return to Top Quartile Stars results, successful Group MA recontracting, progress through the J-curve in Medicaid and Primary Care, growth in Pharmacy and Home Solutions, and continued discipline across pricing, clinical excellence, operating efficiencies and capital allocation