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 6.5× larger than Cencora by market cap; Cencora trades at the lower P/E (23.2 vs 32.0); year to date, UnitedHealth leads (+28.6% vs −10.2%).
Side by side
| COR | UNH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $59.2B | $386B |
| Price | $303.44 | $424.62 |
| Today | +0.3% | −1.6% |
| Return YTD | −10.2% | +28.6% |
| Return 1Y | +2.1% | +41.8% |
| P/E | 23.2 | 32.0 |
| P/S | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| P/B | 17.4 | 3.7 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
CencoraCOR
American pharmaceutical wholesaler (formerly AmerisourceBergen) — distributes medicines and specialty drugs to the healthcare sector.
Full COR profile →UnitedHealthUNH
The largest U.S. healthcare group — insurance (UnitedHealthcare) plus Optum: clinics, pharmacy benefits (PBM) and health data.
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