KIDS
OrthoPediatrics Corp.
KIDS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has a slight edge over KIDS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
KIDS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
KIDS's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability is 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.
KIDS PE Valuation
KIDS 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.
KIDS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
KIDS 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.
KIDS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.43 | +$0.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.68 | +$0.12 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.68 | +$0.08 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.69 | -$0.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.96 | -$0.73 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.80 | -$0.71 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.76 | -$0.80 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.64 | -$0.72 |
KIDS is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $1.43 per share over the past year, against $2.05 at its worst in early 2021.
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 KIDS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
KIDS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $72.7M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $70.5M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $59.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.6M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $61.3M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.1M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $52.4M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $52.7M | +40% |
KIDS has the edge over UNH on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.8% | +9.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.8% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -14% | +6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -13% | +13 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -17% | -6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -21% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -5.3 points |
KIDS's operating margin was −5.8% last quarter, up 9.6 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 KIDS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KIDS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6M | +$5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.1M | +$10.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$5M | +$3.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7M | +$13.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.4M | +$8.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.9M | -$1.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.4M | +$4.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.7M | +$7.7M |
KIDS 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.
KIDS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +105K shares |
| 1 year | +2.5% | +588K shares |
| 3 years | +6.1% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +25% | +4.9M shares |
| Available history | +65% | +9.5M shares |
KIDS has 24M diluted shares, up 2.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $187,000 |
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 KIDS 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.
KIDS Net Leverage
KIDS'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.
KIDS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 78.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 84.8 | Overbought |
KIDS's weekly RSI is 78 (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).
KIDS PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | KIDS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 26x | — |
KIDS 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.
KIDS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.0 | 25% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.5 | 39% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.9 | 64% above |
| 100 week MA | $20.6 | 58% above |
| 200 week MA | $27.3 | 19% above |
KIDS 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.
KIDS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.5 | $46.3 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | $46.3 | $60.8 | +31% |
| 2022 | $60.8 | $38.0 | -37% |
| 2023 | $38.0 | $32.5 | -14% |
| 2024 | $32.5 | $22.9 | -30% |
| 2025 | $22.9 | $17.3 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.3 | $32.6 | +88% |
KIDS 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.