Finance
Head-to-head financial comparison for UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH) and CVS Health Corp (CVS).
Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)
Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.
| Financial Metric | UNH | CVS | Showdown Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation & Multiples | |||
| Price Current market price per share / unit | $399.87 | $96.42 | — |
| Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity | $357.82B | $124.35B | 👑 UNH Larger |
| P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) | 25.63x | 25.04x | 👑 CVS Cheaper |
| Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple | 19.67x | 13.16x | 👑 CVS Lower |
| PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) | 2.39 | 3.30 | 👑 UNH Lower |
| Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue | 0.80x | 0.29x | 👑 CVS Lower |
| Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share | 3.61x | 1.66x | 👑 CVS Lower |
| Profitability & Margins | |||
| Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold | — | 14.15% | 👑 CVS Higher |
| Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue | 4.74% | 2.11% | 👑 UNH Higher |
| Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue | 3.14% | 1.18% | 👑 UNH Higher |
| Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity | 14.40% | 6.41% | 👑 UNH Higher |
| Historical Performance & Growth | |||
| Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate | +0.37% | +7.26% | 👑 CVS Higher |
| 1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days | -5.17% | -8.27% | 👑 UNH Higher |
| 6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days | +39.75% | +27.64% | 👑 UNH Higher |
| 1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks | +32.49% | +36.01% | 👑 CVS Higher |
| 5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years | +3.23% | +30.14% | 👑 CVS Higher |
| Dividends & Risk | |||
| Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price | 1.37% | 3.49% | 👑 CVS Higher |
| Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) | 0.53 | 0.57 | — |
| 52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year | $255.97 – $461.62 | $69.51 – $110.68 | — |
