The Cigna Groupvs.UnitedHealth
CI vs UNH · both in Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Wholesalers, distribution and pharmacy chains that get medicines to patients.
UnitedHealth is about 5.0× larger than The Cigna Group by market cap; The Cigna Group trades at the lower P/E (12.3 vs 32.0); year to date, UnitedHealth leads (+28.6% vs +6.6%).
Side by side
| CI | UNH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $77.6B | $386B |
| Price | $293.46 | $424.62 |
| Today | +0.6% | −1.6% |
| Return YTD | +6.6% | +28.6% |
| Return 1Y | −5.0% | +41.8% |
| P/E | 12.3 | 32.0 |
| P/S | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| P/B | 1.8 | 3.7 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
The Cigna GroupCI
Health services group with pharmacy benefit management (Express Scripts) and health insurance.
Full CI profile →UnitedHealthUNH
The largest U.S. healthcare group — insurance (UnitedHealthcare) plus Optum: clinics, pharmacy benefits (PBM) and health data.
Full UNH profile →More comparisons in Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure
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