GH
Guardant Health, Inc.
GH offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has a slight edge over GH overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
GH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
GH's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
GH PE Valuation
GH 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.
GH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GH 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.
GH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.69 | -$0.48 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.50 | -$0.15 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.40 | -$0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.32 | +$0.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.21 | +$1.03 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.35 | +$0.74 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.39 | +$0.53 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.56 | +$0.72 |
GH is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $3.69 per share over the past year, against $6.50 at its worst in early 2023.
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 GH on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $361M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $335M | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | $301.7M | +48% |
| Q4 2025 | $281.3M | +39% |
| Q3 2025 | $265.2M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $232.1M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $203.5M | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $201.8M | +30% |
GH has the edge over UNH on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -37% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -39% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -40% | +14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -43% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | -37% | +24 points |
| Q2 2025 | -46% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -55% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -62% | +65 points |
GH's operating margin was −37% last quarter, up 0.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 has the edge over GH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$37.2M | +$8.6M |
| Q2 2026 | -$69.5M | -$3.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$71.2M | -$4.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$54.2M | +$29.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.8M | +$9.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$65.9M | +$33.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$67.1M | -$29.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$83.4M | -$583K |
GH has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$232M over the past year, against −$262M 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 GH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +7.7% | +9.6M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +16.7M shares |
| 5 years | +33% | +33M shares |
| Available history | +48% | +43.8M shares |
GH has 134M diluted shares, up 7.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $45M |
| Q4 2019 | — |
GH 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 the edge over GH 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.
GH Net Leverage
GH's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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.
GH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 45.3 | Neutral |
GH's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
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).
GH PE vs Healthcare Sector
GH 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.
GH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $166.8 | 7.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $164.2 | 5.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $128.2 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $90.8 | 71% above |
| 200 week MA | $59.1 | 162% above |
GH has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 162% 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 GH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $78.8 | $133.8 | +70% |
| 2021 | $133.8 | $97.5 | -27% |
| 2022 | $97.5 | $27.9 | -71% |
| 2023 | $27.9 | $27.1 | -3% |
| 2024 | $27.1 | $30.4 | +13% |
| 2025 | $30.4 | $103.0 | +238% |
| 2026 YTD | $103.0 | $154.9 | +50% |
GH 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.