UnitedHealthUNH

NYSE · USA · Segment 8 of 8 in the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure

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.

Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure: Wholesalers, distribution and pharmacy chains that get medicines to patients.

Key metrics

Market cap

$362B

Price

$398.76

Today

+2.2%

Return YTD

+18.2%

Return 1Y

+28.6%

P/E

25.6

P/S

0.8

P/B

3.5

Data as of 2026-08-25 · updates daily after U.S. close

Theme exposure

Health insurancePBMServicesInsuranceCare servicesHealth data

In the value chain

Products & services

UnitedHealthcare (insurance)
Optum Health (clinics)
Optum Rx (PBM)

Competitors

CVS/Aetna
Cigna
Elevance

Risks

Political/regulatory pressure on PBMs
Rising medical costs

Supply chain

← Suppliers

LabcorpLH NateraNTRA Cardinal HealthCAH

Full supply chain for UNH →

Same segment: Distribution & pharmacy infrastructure

CVS HealthCVS McKessonMCK The Cigna GroupCI CencoraCOR Cardinal HealthCAH

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