BIIB
Biogen Inc.
BIIB's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has the edge over BIIB overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
BIIB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
BIIB's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
BIIB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $24.84 | -90% |
| Fair | 15x | $34.21 | -86% |
| Forward | 17x | $250 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $57.60 | -77% |
| Current | 108x | $250 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BIIB's PE is in its expensive range at 108x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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 has the edge over BIIB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BIIB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BIIB 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.
BIIB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $14.72 | +535% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.32 | -79% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.63 | -46% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.30 | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.79 | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.96 | -0.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.45 | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.12 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.18 | +40% |
BIIB has the edge over UNH on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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.
BIIB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.8B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7B | +3.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B | -7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +2.9% |
BIIB's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $2.8B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3% | -22 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8% | -23 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5% | -14 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | -7.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | -0.3 points |
BIIB's operating margin was −0.3% last quarter, down 22 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 BIIB on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 has the edge over BIIB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BIIB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $600.4M | -51% |
| Q2 2026 | $408M | +204% |
| Q1 2026 | $594.3M | +167% |
| Q4 2025 | $468M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $134.3M | -77% |
| Q1 2025 | $222.2M | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $721.6M | +$774.3M |
BIIB still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $2.1B over the past year.
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 has the edge over BIIB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BIIB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -900K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +700K shares |
| 3 years | +2.1% | +3M shares |
| 5 years | -0.5% | -800K shares |
| Available history | -17% | -30.4M shares |
BIIB has 148M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $250M |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | $750M |
| Q2 2021 | $450M |
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 BIIB 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.
BIIB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
BIIB's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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 BIIB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BIIB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 85.4 | Overbought |
BIIB's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) 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).
BIIB PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | BIIB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 108x | 26x | 318% above |
| PE % | 100 | 29 | 71 pts above |
BIIB is trading at 108x earnings, a 318% premium to 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 BIIB on valuation relative to its sector.
BIIB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $238.6 | 5% above |
| 20 week MA | $222.1 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $200.5 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $170.0 | 47% above |
| 200 week MA | $205.0 | 22% above |
BIIB 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.
BIIB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $300.1 | $248.9 | -17% |
| 2021 | $248.9 | $235.4 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | $235.4 | $279.2 | +19% |
| 2023 | $279.2 | $258.8 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | $258.8 | $151.3 | -42% |
| 2025 | $151.3 | $177.1 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $177.1 | $250.5 | +41% |
BIIB 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.