McKessonvs.UnitedHealth
MCK 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 3.2× larger than McKesson by market cap.
Side by side
| MCK | UNH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $109B | $344B |
| Price | $938.84 | $379.30 |
| Today | +0.9% | +2.3% |
| Return YTD | +13.4% | +12.4% |
| Return 1Y | +23.1% | +0.3% |
| Since July 2, 2026 | +19.4% | −10.8% |
| P/E | 23.8 | 24.4 |
| P/S | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| P/B | 18.6 | 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
McKessonMCK
Medicines reach the counter through wholesalers, and McKesson is one of them: its customers run from pharmacies to hospitals and clinics across the US. Alongside distribution it sells services to pharmacy operators and runs an oncology network.
Full MCK 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 MCK & UNH comparisons
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