AUNA
Auna S.A.
AUNA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has the edge over AUNA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
AUNA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
AUNA's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
AUNA PE Valuation
AUNA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
AUNA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AUNA, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
AUNA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.28 | -130% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.08 | -113% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.03 | -93% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.74 | +$1.75 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.94 | +$2.61 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.63 | +$2.31 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.41 | +$2.03 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.01 | -$0.30 |
AUNA has swung to a loss: it lost $0.28 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 has the edge over AUNA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AUNA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $360.3M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $345.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $331.4M | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $327.8M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $320.8M | -2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $305.5M | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $311.7M | +4.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $330.4M | +11% |
AUNA's revenue is growing: $360M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -5.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +5.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 18% | +3 points |
AUNA 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 has the edge over AUNA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
AUNA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $35.9M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $41.3M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.6M | -56% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.9M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.7M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.8M | -55% |
| Q4 2024 | $47.1M | +76% |
| Q3 2024 | $49.1M | +50% |
AUNA has the edge over UNH on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
AUNA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -515K shares |
| 3 years | +69% | +30.1M shares |
| 5 years | +70% | +30.6M shares |
| Available history | +104% | +37.7M shares |
AUNA has 74M diluted shares, down 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
AUNA hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 902M diluted shares, down 0.7% from a year ago, with $5B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
AUNA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 4.3x | High |
AUNA's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.9 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 AUNA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AUNA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.5 | Oversold |
AUNA's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
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).
AUNA PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | AUNA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 26x | — |
AUNA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNH PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | UNH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 26x | 11% below |
| PE % | 47 | 29 | 18 pts above |
UNH is trading at 23x earnings, a 11% discount to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
AUNA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.94 | 7.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.08 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.04 | 9.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.89 | 22% below |
UNH has stronger trend alignment. AUNA is above 0 of 4 weekly averages versus UNH above 4 of 5.
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.
AUNA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.60 | $6.85 | -29% |
| 2025 | $6.85 | $4.60 | -33% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.60 | $4.57 | -0.7% |
AUNA has finished every year since 2024 lower, and it's down 0.7% so far in 2026.
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 the edge over AUNA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.