UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH has the edge over UTHR overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
UTHR
United Therapeutics Corporation
UTHR trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
UTHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
UTHR's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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 UTHR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
UTHR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $321 | -46% |
| Fair | 16x | $423 | -29% |
| Expensive | 19x | $511 | -14% |
| Current | 22x | $593 | — |
| Forward | 25x | $593 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UTHR's PE is in its expensive range at 22x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 25x next year's earnings.
UNH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
UNH has the edge over UTHR on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
UTHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect UTHR's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
UTHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.18 | -8.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $26.46 | +0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.91 | +8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.05 | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $27.86 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.43 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.66 | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.10 | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.64 | +24% |
UTHR has the edge over UNH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 UTHR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
UTHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $832.5M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $783.3M | -1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $781.5M | -1.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $790.2M | +7.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $799.5M | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $798.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $794.4M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $735.9M | +20% |
UTHR's revenue has held roughly level: $833M last quarter, up 4.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | -12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | -6.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 49% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 46% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 48% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 49% | +6.3 points |
UTHR has the edge over UNH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 UTHR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UTHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.8M | -64% |
| Q2 2026 | $205.6M | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $362.5M | -6.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $173.3M | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | $351.6M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $129.5M | -31% |
| Q1 2025 | $386.3M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $254.5M | +253% |
UTHR's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $867M over the past year, down 23% from the year before.
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 902M diluted shares, down 0.7% from a year ago, with $5B in buybacks over the past year.
| 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.
UTHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -500K shares |
| 1 year | -4.2% | -2M shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -4.4M shares |
| 5 years | -4.8% | -2.3M shares |
| Available history | +3.4% | +1.5M shares |
UTHR has the edge over UNH on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1B |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
UTHR spent $2B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 100% from the year before.
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.
UTHR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
UTHR has the edge over UNH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
UTHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.5 | Overbought |
UTHR's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
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.
UTHR PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | UTHR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 26x | 13% below |
| PE % | 100 | 29 | 71 pts above |
UTHR has the edge over UNH on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
UTHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $555.1 | 6.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $533.6 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $527.2 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $438.2 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $351.1 | 69% above |
UTHR has the edge over UNH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 UTHR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UTHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $88.8 | $149.8 | +69% |
| 2021 | $149.8 | $214.0 | +43% |
| 2022 | $214.0 | $278.8 | +30% |
| 2023 | $278.8 | $219.9 | -21% |
| 2024 | $219.9 | $360.0 | +64% |
| 2025 | $360.0 | $507.2 | +41% |
| 2026 YTD | $507.2 | $593.3 | +17% |
UTHR has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 17% so far in 2026.