AMGN
Amgen Inc.
AMGN has a slight edge over UNH overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AMGN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
AMGN's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
UNH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
UNH's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
AMGN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $319 | -32% |
| Forward | 19x | $467 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $381 | -18% |
| Expensive | 27x | $465 | -0.5% |
| Current | 27x | $467 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMGN has the edge over UNH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
UNH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $405 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $325 | -20% |
| Fair | 23x | $410 | +1.2% |
| Current | 23x | $405 | — |
| Expensive | 30x | $526 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UNH's PE is in its fair range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
AMGN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
AMGN has the edge over UNH on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
UNH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect UNH's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AMGN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.33 | +41% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.24 | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.09 | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.37 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.23 | +88% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.95 | +66% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.24 | +111% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.97 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.56 | -39% |
AMGN has the edge over UNH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UNH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.65 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.55 | -8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.58 | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.28 | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.23 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.17 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.09 | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.89 | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.51 | -35% |
UNH's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $17.55 over the past year, against $23.89 in early 2025.
AMGN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.4B | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1B | +9.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.6B | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9B | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.6B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.2B | +9.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1B | +9.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.1B | +11% |
AMGN has the edge over UNH on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +9.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 31% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | +2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | +6.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +9.9 points |
AMGN has the edge over UNH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UNH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.7B | -0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $112B | +0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.7B | +2% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.2B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.2B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $111.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.6B | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.8B | +6.8% |
UNH's revenue has held roughly level: $113B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.8% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.1% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% | -7.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | -4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.7% | -0.4 points |
UNH's operating margin was 5.8% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMGN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B | +83% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $961M | -78% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2B | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $980M | +114% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.4B | +1422% |
AMGN's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $9.6B over the past year, down 17% from the year before.
UNH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.3B | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.1B | +79% |
| Q4 2025 | $160M | -89% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.1B | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6B | +1037% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | +$7.6B |
UNH still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $22.8B over the past year.
AMGN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +4M shares |
| 3 years | +1.5% | +8M shares |
| 5 years | -4.2% | -24M shares |
| Available history | -10% | -63M shares |
AMGN has 546M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | $6.4B |
UNH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -4M shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -6M shares |
| 3 years | -3.6% | -34M shares |
| 5 years | -5.5% | -53M shares |
| Available history | -6.6% | -64M shares |
UNH has the edge over AMGN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $3B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
UNH spent $5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 52% from the year before.
AMGN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8x | Elevated |
AMGN's net debt is about 2.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.8 years a year ago.
UNH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
UNH has the edge over AMGN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AMGN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.5 | Overbought |
AMGN's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 85 (overbought).
UNH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.0 | Neutral |
UNH's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (neutral).
AMGN PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | AMGN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 26x | 4.8% above |
| PE % | 84 | 29 | 55 pts above |
AMGN is trading at 27x earnings, in line with the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
UNH PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | UNH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 26x | 11% below |
| PE % | 47 | 29 | 18 pts above |
UNH has the edge over AMGN on valuation relative to its sector.
AMGN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $437.2 | 6.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $413.1 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $373.0 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $332.6 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $304.8 | 53% above |
AMGN has the edge over UNH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UNH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $394.2 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $400.5 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $361.2 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $376.0 | 7.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $446.6 | 9.3% below |
UNH has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 9.3% below its 200-week average.
AMGN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $241.5 | $222.9 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | $222.9 | $223.8 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | $223.8 | $263.9 | +18% |
| 2023 | $263.9 | $288.0 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | $288.0 | $262.7 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | $262.7 | $332.9 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $332.9 | $467.1 | +40% |
AMGN has the edge over UNH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UNH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $296.0 | $340.8 | +15% |
| 2021 | $340.8 | $495.4 | +45% |
| 2022 | $495.4 | $531.3 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | $531.3 | $526.5 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | $526.5 | $510.0 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $510.0 | $331.8 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $331.8 | $405.1 | +22% |
UNH has finished three years in a row lower, and it's up 22% so far in 2026.