Side-by-side comparison

UNH vs MRK — Side-by-side comparison

MRK screens cheaper on EV/FCF, MRK has the higher ROIC, UNH has grown revenue faster over five years, and UNH has the cleaner balance sheet by net debt / EBITDA.

UNH

United Health Group Inc.

Price

$388.47

Market cap

$368.5B

Day %

N/A

MRK

Merck & Co.

Price

$122.41

Market cap

$208.5B

Day %

N/A

Peer Comparison

Target stock against 1 market-cap comparable peer.

Heat map: red worst to green best


UNH Target	United Health Group Inc.	$368.5B	29.4x	21.4x	12.0%	11.7%	3.6%	N/A	-1.2x	N/A
MRK	Merck & Co.	$208.5B	16.8x	15.7x	34.7%	9.4%	19.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A

UNH implied-growth snapshot

Simple static valuation context using owner earnings yield and realized growth.

EV/FCF

21.4x

FCF yield

4.4%

5Y rev CAGR

11.7%

MRK implied-growth snapshot

Simple static valuation context using owner earnings yield and realized growth.

EV/FCF

15.7x

FCF yield

5.9%

5Y rev CAGR

9.4%

5Y indexed stock chart

Static Recharts view indexed to 100 from available annual per-share data.

Quality Scorecard

Build-time composite score for UNH.

Grade B

/ 100

Quality Scorecard

Build-time composite score for MRK.

Grade C

/ 100