Cencoravs.UnitedHealth
COR 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 5.6× larger than Cencora by market cap; year to date, UnitedHealth leads (+12.4% vs −6.1%).
Side by side
| COR | UNH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $62B | $344B |
| Price | $323.85 | $379.30 |
| Today | +0.8% | +2.3% |
| Return YTD | −6.1% | +12.4% |
| Return 1Y | +2.8% | +0.3% |
| Since July 2, 2026 | +9.2% | −10.8% |
| P/E | 23.6 | 24.4 |
| P/S | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| P/B | 20.3 | 3.3 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 2, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
The two companies
CencoraCOR
Known as AmerisourceBergen until the rebrand, Cencora distributes medicines and specialty drugs to the healthcare sector and sells services to pharmacies.
Full COR profile →UnitedHealthUNH
Insurance is UnitedHealthcare's job. Optum is everything else: clinics on the ground, Optum Rx managing pharmacy benefits and a health data business behind both. Insurer and care provider sit under a single owner.
Full UNH profile →More COR & UNH comparisons
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