UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH's fundamentals are mixed: free cash flow grew 31%, but earnings per share fell 8.5%. At 23x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
VERA
Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VERA yet.
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.
VERA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
VERA's profitability is currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
VERA PE Valuation
VERA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
VERA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VERA's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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 has the edge over VERA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VERA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$5.90 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.86 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.54 | -$2.54 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.66 | -$1.91 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.99 | -$1.42 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.58 | -$1.41 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.00 | -$0.99 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.75 | -$0.50 |
VERA lost $5.90 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 VERA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VERA Quarterly Revenue
VERA and UNH do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -931% | N/A |
UNH has the edge over VERA 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 VERA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
VERA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$99.2M | -$37.1M |
| Q2 2026 | -$100.3M | -$45.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$106.5M | -$51.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$70.1M | -$30.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$62M | -$24.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$54.6M | -$20.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$39.8M | -$14.6M |
| Q3 2024 | -$37.1M | -$14.2M |
VERA has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$376M over the past year, against −$211M 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 the edge over VERA 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.
VERA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +289K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +8.3M shares |
| 3 years | +63% | +27.8M shares |
| 5 years | +587% | +61.6M shares |
| Available history | +1669% | +68.1M shares |
VERA has 72M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | $61,000 |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
VERA Net Leverage
VERA's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
VERA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.1 | Neutral |
VERA's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
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.
VERA PE vs Healthcare Sector
VERA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 VERA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VERA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.8 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $33.2 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $38.3 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $32.6 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $29.2 | 0.4% below |
VERA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.4% below its 200-week average.
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 VERA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VERA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11.5 | $22.8 | +99% |
| 2022 | $22.8 | $19.9 | -13% |
| 2023 | $19.9 | $15.4 | -23% |
| 2024 | $15.4 | $41.4 | +169% |
| 2025 | $41.4 | $53.6 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $53.6 | $29.0 | -46% |
VERA is down 46% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in three of the previous five years.