JAZZ
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc
JAZZ offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has the edge over JAZZ overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
JAZZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
JAZZ's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is 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.
JAZZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.1x | $240 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $45.24 | -81% |
| Fair | 20x | $62.02 | -74% |
| Current | 78x | $240 | — |
| Expensive | 140x | $430 | +79% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JAZZ's PE is in its expensive range at 78x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.1x 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 JAZZ in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
JAZZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
JAZZ 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.
JAZZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $26.33 | +758% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.07 | +$9.28 |
| Q2 2026 | $14.63 | +$21.50 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.11 | -99% |
| Q4 2025 | -$5.84 | -168% |
| Q3 2025 | -$6.21 | -188% |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.87 | -218% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.36 | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.65 | +42% |
JAZZ 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.
JAZZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +6.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $897.8M | -0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +7.5% |
JAZZ has the edge over UNH on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -33% | -38 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +86 points |
| Q1 2026 | 31% | +38 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +3.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.1% | -20 points |
| Q2 2025 | -66% | -85 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.2% | -14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +5.4 points |
JAZZ's operating margin was −33% last quarter, down 38 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 JAZZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JAZZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $489.9M | +6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $397.6M | +424% |
| Q1 2026 | $388.5M | -6.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $345.8M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $459.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $75.9M | -77% |
| Q1 2025 | $415.9M | +60% |
| Q4 2024 | $385.3M | +145% |
JAZZ's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.6B over the past year, up 21% 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.
JAZZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -6.8% | -4.7M shares |
| 1 year | +5% | +3.1M shares |
| 3 years | -9.2% | -6.6M shares |
| 5 years | +5.6% | +3.4M shares |
| Available history | +12% | +7.2M shares |
JAZZ has 65M diluted shares, up 5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $225M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $150M |
| Q4 2023 | $99.8M |
| Q3 2023 | $74.4M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
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 JAZZ 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.
JAZZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 14.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 21.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 11.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
JAZZ's net debt is about 3.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 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 JAZZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
JAZZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.8 | Neutral |
JAZZ's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (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).
JAZZ PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | JAZZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 78x | 26x | 203% above |
| PE % | 81 | 29 | 52 pts above |
JAZZ is trading at 78x earnings, a 203% 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 JAZZ on valuation relative to its sector.
JAZZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $225.9 | 6.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $239.1 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $211.0 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $167.5 | 43% above |
| 200 week MA | $146.0 | 65% above |
JAZZ 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.
JAZZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $150.9 | $157.3 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | $157.3 | $128.2 | -18% |
| 2022 | $128.2 | $157.2 | +23% |
| 2023 | $157.2 | $123.0 | -22% |
| 2024 | $123.0 | $124.6 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | $124.6 | $170.5 | +37% |
| 2026 YTD | $170.5 | $240.4 | +41% |
JAZZ 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.