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 6.1× larger than Cencora by market cap; Cencora trades at the lower P/E (22.5 vs 25.6); year to date, UnitedHealth leads (+20.8% vs −4.1%).
Side by side
| COR | UNH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $59.2B | $362B |
| Price | $328.06 | $396.59 |
| Today | +1.3% | −0.5% |
| Return YTD | −4.1% | +20.8% |
| Return 1Y | +10.7% | +29.7% |
| P/E | 22.5 | 25.6 |
| P/S | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| P/B | 19.4 | 3.5 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
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.
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