HNGE vs UNH vs LFMD Stock Comparison

Hinge Health, Unitedhealth and LifeMD Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNGE Hinge Health, Inc.
$115.78 +18.7% 1M +132.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43B
P/E
87.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$720.06M
Div. yield
–
Telehealth Healthcare
4 wins
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc
$400.43 +7.7% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$365.20B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$449.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
5 wins
LFMD LifeMD, Inc.
$2.31 -15.7% 1M -60.9% 1Y
Market cap
$117.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$67.35M
Div. yield
–
Telehealth Healthcare

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Unitedhealth leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Unitedhealth 5, Hinge Health 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNGEUNHLFMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.43B $365.20B $117.80M UNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 87.9x 23.0x — UNH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.1x 18.9x — UNH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.8% +6.5% -63.7% HNGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 3.1% — HNGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +132.7% +17.2% -60.9% HNGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.6%/yr -15.4%/yr UNH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 35.9% 79.0% UNH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 53/100 — HNGE

Percentile Scorecard

HNGEUNHLFMD

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

AxisHNGEUNHLFMD
Valuation 25 #71 of 94 46 #14 of 25 –
Growth 98 #3 of 87 9 #22 of 24 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 86 91 #3 of 24 –
Financial Health 61 #39 of 99 44 #15 of 26 –
Shareholder Returns 69 #18 of 56 75 #5 of 17 –
Overall 71 53 –
  • HNGE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • UNH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • LFMD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHNGEUNHLFMDSPY
1 month +18.7%+7.7%-15.7% -2.3%
3 months +49.0%-3.6%-38.1% -0.7%
6 months +136.8%+8.0%-54.6% +4.8%
Year to date +149.3%+21.3%-32.3% +10.3%
1 year +132.7%+17.2%-60.9% +10.3%
3 years —-24.6%-67.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year —-9.0%-31.3% +20.1%
5 years —-12.4%-56.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year —-2.6%-15.4% +10.1%
10 years —+188.1%+100.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+11.2%+7.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHNGEUNHLFMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%35.9%79.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%37.6%74.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.301.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.480.48-0.77 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-62.0%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-8.2%-59.8% -3.5%
52-week high $116.90$436.35$5.74 $779.14
52-week low $31.17$259.02$2.08 $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.

MultipleHNGEUNHLFMD
P/E now vs peer median 85.2xmedian 25.3x 25.6xmedian 24.6x —median 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 55.4xmedian 14.6x 15.6xmedian 13.2x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 21.6x 15.3xmedian 16.5x —median 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 3.1x 3.5xmedian 2.5x —median 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.83 -2.23median 1.39 —median 0.83

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 monthsHNGEUNHLFMD
Revenue $720.06M $449.66B $67.35M
Gross profit $608.41M $141.79B –
Operating income $93.67M $23.92B –
Net income $109.07M $16.67B –
Free cash flow $290.12M $22.83B –
R&D $129.07M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $17.61 –
Cash & equivalents $286.22M $25.85B –
Total debt – $74.33B –
Shares (diluted) 83.42M 902.00M 47.79M
Enterprise value $7.88B $245.83B $117.80M

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
MetricHNGEUNHLFMD
P/E 85.2x 25.6x –
P/FCF 32.0x 15.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 31.9x 13.4x –
P/S 12.9x 0.8x 1.6x
P/B 27.0x 3.5x –
P/Tangible book 27.1x 4.3x –
EV/EBITDA 55.4x 15.6x –
EV/EBIT 95.0x 18.6x –
EV/Revenue 12.4x 0.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF 30.7x 17.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.6x 15.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNGEUNHLFMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.8% 6.5% -63.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% -19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 63.0% 1.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 117.0% -29.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 120.5% -32.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 113.2% -33.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -11.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 216.5% -6.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 218.2% -6.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNGEUNHLFMD
Gross margin 84.5% 30.9% –
EBITDA margin 22.3% 5.8% –
Operating margin 13.0% 4.8% –
Pretax margin 15.4% 3.9% –
Net margin 14.9% 3.1% –
FCF margin 40.3% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.4% 6.0% –
Return on equity 47.8% 14.3% –
Return on assets 14.0% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital – 10.3% –
Return on capital employed 31.6% 10.9% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNGEUNHLFMD
Debt / assets – 23.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 66.3% –
Equity / assets 41.6% 33.7% –
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 11.37 3.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNGEUNHLFMD
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.5% –
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.

ConsensusHNGEUNHLFMD
Forward P/E 47.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.48FY2026 $21.36FY2026 $-0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 -316.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.6% +12.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $880.31MFY2026 $421.27BFY2026 $200.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +49.7%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.8% +15.1% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNGEUNHLFMD
Held by institutions 92.1% 86.6% 45.2%
Institutions holding 279 3,363 117
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +5.0% +21.3%
Institutions buying 198 1,824 71
Institutions selling 66 1,249 25
Buyers to sellers 3.00 1.46 2.84

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.

HNGEUNHLFMD
HNGE 1.00 0.18 0.22
UNH 0.18 1.00 0.09
LFMD 0.22 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNGE, UNH and LFMD?

Unitedhealth (UNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hinge Health (HNGE) $9.43B, Unitedhealth (UNH) $365.20B, LifeMD (LFMD) $117.80M.

Which stock is cheaper, HNGE, UNH and LFMD?

Unitedhealth (UNH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hinge Health (HNGE) 87.9x, Unitedhealth (UNH) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Unitedhealth (UNH) is cheapest (Hinge Health (HNGE) 47.1x, Unitedhealth (UNH) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hinge Health (HNGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hinge Health (HNGE) +49.8%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +6.5%, LifeMD (LFMD) -63.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hinge Health (HNGE) has the highest net margin (Hinge Health (HNGE) 14.9%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hinge Health (HNGE) returned the most: Hinge Health (HNGE) +132.7%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +17.2%, LifeMD (LFMD) -60.9%. Over five years, Unitedhealth (UNH) compounded fastest (Unitedhealth (UNH) -2.6%/yr, LifeMD (LFMD) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hinge Health (HNGE) 0.00%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 0.02%, LifeMD (LFMD) 0.00%. Hinge Health (HNGE) and LifeMD (LFMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unitedhealth (UNH) has been the steadiest (Hinge Health (HNGE) 53.5%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 35.9%, LifeMD (LFMD) 79.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNGE, UNH and LFMD?

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.