CORT
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
CORT offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has a slight edge over CORT overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
CORT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CORT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
CORT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $73.71 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $27.59 | -63% |
| Fair | 29x | $36.55 | -50% |
| Current | 58x | $73.71 | — |
| Expensive | 59x | $75.21 | +2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CORT's PE is in its expensive range at 58x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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 CORT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CORT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CORT 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.
CORT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.42 | +248% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.27 | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.42 | -63% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.35 | -70% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.82 | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.87 | -30% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.12 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.15 | +9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.23 | +31% |
CORT earned $1.27 per share over the past year, up 46% from 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 CORT on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
CORT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $340.5M | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $256.1M | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $164.9M | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $202.1M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $207.6M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $194.4M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $157.2M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $181.9M | +34% |
CORT has the edge over UNH on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 34% | +29 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -30% | -32 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.9% | -21 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.2% | -18 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -9.5 points |
CORT 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.
CORT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $142.2M | +161% |
| Q2 2026 | $31M | -29% |
| Q1 2026 | -$17M | -438% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.4M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $54.5M | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | $5M | -79% |
| Q4 2024 | $59.2M | +905% |
| Q3 2024 | $72.2M | +37% |
CORT generated $195M in free cash flow over the past year, up 20% 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 has the edge over CORT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CORT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.1% | +4.8M shares |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +3.8M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +12.1M shares |
| 5 years | -1.5% | -1.9M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +635K shares |
CORT has 123M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.7M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $42.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $103M |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
CORT has spent almost nothing on buybacks 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 the edge over CORT 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.
CORT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -13.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
CORT has the edge over UNH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
CORT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.4 | Oversold |
CORT's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 3 (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).
CORT PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | CORT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 58x | 26x | 125% above |
| PE % | 82 | 29 | 53 pts above |
CORT is trading at 58x earnings, a 125% 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 CORT on valuation relative to its sector.
CORT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.1 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $102.8 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $73.4 | 0.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $71.2 | 3.6% above |
| 200 week MA | $50.5 | 46% above |
CORT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 46% above its 200-week average.
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 the edge over CORT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CORT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.3 | $27.2 | +121% |
| 2021 | $27.2 | $19.9 | -27% |
| 2022 | $19.9 | $20.7 | +4% |
| 2023 | $20.7 | $32.5 | +57% |
| 2024 | $32.5 | $52.5 | +62% |
| 2025 | $52.5 | $82.7 | +58% |
| 2026 YTD | $82.7 | $73.7 | -11% |
CORT has finished higher in five of the last six years, four of them by more than 50%. It's down 11% 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 CORT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.