HIMS vs UNH vs VSEE Stock Comparison

Hims & Hers Health, Unitedhealth and Vsee Health Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc
$400.43 +7.7% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$361.46B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$450.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins
VSEE Vsee Health, Inc.
$1.45 -31.0% 1M +48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$61.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.63M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Unitedhealth leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Unitedhealth 5, Hims & Hers Health 2, Vsee Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIMSUNHVSEELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.95B $361.46B $61.71M UNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.9x 25.6x -6.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.0% +6.5% +10.1% HIMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.5% 3.1% -78.3% UNH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% -129.9% UNH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x -0.1x VSEE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.5% +17.2% +48.7% VSEE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr -2.6%/yr — HIMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.5% 35.9% 529.7% UNH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 53/100 17/100 UNH

Percentile Scorecard

HIMSUNHVSEE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHIMSUNHVSEE
Valuation 33 #62 of 92 50 #13 of 25 9 #81 of 89
Growth 41 #52 of 87 9 #22 of 24 23 #63 of 81
Profitability 40 #52 of 86 91 #3 of 24 12 #67 of 76
Financial Health 21 #77 of 97 44 #15 of 26 32 #64 of 93
Shareholder Returns 70 #17 of 55 73 #5 of 16 8 #46 of 50
Overall 41 53 17
  • HIMS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • UNH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • VSEE ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHIMSUNHVSEESPY
1 month -12.9%+7.7%-31.0% -2.3%
3 months -18.1%-3.6%+1,511.1% -0.7%
6 months -7.4%+8.0%+668.0% +4.8%
Year to date -22.3%+21.3%+287.3% +10.3%
1 year -44.5%+17.2%+48.7% +10.3%
3 years +289.5%-24.6%-87.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +57.4%-9.0%-50.5% +20.1%
5 years +205.6%-12.4%— +61.9%
5 years, per year +25.1%-2.6%— +10.1%
10 years —+188.1%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+11.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHIMSUNHVSEESPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.5%35.9%529.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.6%37.6%260.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.820.300.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.480.09 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.9%-62.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-8.2%-36.4% -3.5%
52-week high $44.39$436.35$2.28 $779.14
52-week low $14.52$259.02$0.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHIMSUNHVSEE
P/E now vs peer median -48.5xmedian 26.0x 26.2xmedian 24.3x -9.2xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 7.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -101.1xmedian 15.4x 15.9xmedian 12.9x -11.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 83.5xmedian 21.5x 15.7xmedian 16.4x -15.8xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 3.2x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 12.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 0.87 -2.29median 1.36 -0.25median 1.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHIMSUNHVSEE
Revenue $2.58B $450.13B $12.63M
Gross profit $1.76B $139.28B $5.31M
Operating income -$154.52M $21.68B -$11.17M
Net income -$142.00M $14.91B -$12.48M
Free cash flow $83.03M $23.62B -$5.99M
R&D $183.38M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.61 $15.59 $-0.18
Cash & equivalents $609.81M $28.59B $454.15K
Total debt – $73.33B $1.68M
Shares (diluted) 231.75M 906.00M 53.66M
Enterprise value $3.15B $240.03B $54.38M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHIMSUNHVSEE
P/E -48.5x 26.2x -9.2x
P/FCF 83.5x 15.7x -15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.3x 13.8x -16.1x
P/S 2.7x 0.8x 7.5x
P/B 21.4x 3.6x 12.5x
P/Tangible book -70.2x 4.4x -1,085x
EV/EBITDA -101.1x 15.9x -11.2x
EV/EBIT -39.4x 19.1x -8.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.9x 7.6x
EV/FCF 73.3x 17.5x -16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 15.3x -16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 -2.29 -0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIMSUNHVSEE
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.0% 6.5% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 8.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% 1.1% -30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -223.0% -29.5% 82.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.7% -10.8% -44.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -173.3% -32.5% 80.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.6% -11.8% -59.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -181.3% -33.4% 95.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.6% -11.5% 37.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -6.7% -33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.6% -13.2% -65.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.3% -6.5% -35.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% -14.8% -66.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIMSUNHVSEE
Gross margin 68.4% 30.9% 42.1%
EBITDA margin -2.3% 5.8% -67.7%
Operating margin -6.0% 4.8% -88.4%
Pretax margin -6.3% 3.9% -109.0%
Net margin -5.5% 3.1% -78.3%
FCF margin 3.2% 5.2% -47.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 6.0% -46.4%
Return on equity -36.9% 14.3% -142.2%
Return on assets -4.8% 4.8% -55.3%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% -129.9%
Return on capital employed -10.5% 10.9% -114.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 1.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 0.2% 8.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIMSUNHVSEE
Debt / assets – 23.7% 10.0%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 66.3% 54.6%
Equity / assets 8.9% 33.7% 45.4%
Interest coverage – 5.6x -5.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.68 3.13 -2.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIMSUNHVSEE
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.3% -1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.5% -1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 54.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHIMSUNHVSEE
Forward P/E – 18.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $21.36FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -221.6%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +12.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.34BFY2026 $421.27BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +28.1% +15.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIMSUNHVSEE
Held by institutions 66.8% 86.6% –
Institutions holding 508 3,362 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +5.0% –
Institutions buying 324 1,824 –
Institutions selling 129 1,248 –
Buyers to sellers 2.51 1.46 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HIMSUNHVSEE
HIMS 1.00 0.06 0.10
UNH 0.06 1.00 0.03
VSEE 0.10 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIMS, UNH and VSEE?

Unitedhealth (UNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) $5.95B, Unitedhealth (UNH) $361.46B, Vsee Health (VSEE) $61.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +28.0%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +6.5%, Vsee Health (VSEE) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Unitedhealth (UNH) has the highest net margin (Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -5.5%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 3.1%, Vsee Health (VSEE) -78.3%). On return on invested capital, Unitedhealth (UNH) leads (Unitedhealth (UNH) 10.3%, Vsee Health (VSEE) -129.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vsee Health (VSEE) returned the most: Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) -44.5%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +17.2%, Vsee Health (VSEE) +48.7%. Over five years, Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) compounded fastest (Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) +25.1%/yr, Unitedhealth (UNH) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) 0.00%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 0.02%, Vsee Health (VSEE) 0.00%. Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) and Vsee Health (VSEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unitedhealth (UNH) has been the steadiest (Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) 87.5%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 35.9%, Vsee Health (VSEE) 529.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HIMS, UNH and VSEE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Unitedhealth (UNH) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.