CVS Healthvs.UnitedHealth
CVS 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 2.9× larger than CVS Health by market cap; UnitedHealth trades at the lower P/E (32.0 vs 45.3).
Side by side
| CVS | UNH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $133B | $386B |
| Price | $104.15 | $424.62 |
| Today | +1.3% | −1.6% |
| Return YTD | +31.2% | +28.6% |
| Return 1Y | +58.7% | +41.8% |
| P/E | 45.3 | 32.0 |
| P/S | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| P/B | 1.7 | 3.7 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
CVS HealthCVS
American healthcare group with a pharmacy chain, health insurance (Aetna) and a pharmacy benefit manager (Caremark).
Full CVS 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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