MCK vs OSCR vs UNH Stock Comparison

Mckesson, Oscar Health and Unitedhealth Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCK Mckesson Corp
$1,001.01 +13.6% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$117.56B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.00%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
3 wins
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc.
$30.99 +1.5% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.38B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.32B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
7 wins
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc
$418.02 +12.6% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$370.53B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$450.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Managed Care Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Oscar Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Oscar Health 7, Mckesson 3, Unitedhealth 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCKOSCRUNHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.56B $9.38B $370.53B UNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 17.0x 26.2x OSCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 15.6x 19.8x OSCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +42.8% +6.5% OSCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 3.6% 3.1% OSCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 107.9% 25.7% 10.3% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -12.3x 1.6x OSCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% UNH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% +58.0% +16.0% OSCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.8%/yr +12.8%/yr -1.4%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 66.8% 36.1% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 76/100 52/100 OSCR

Percentile Scorecard

MCKOSCRUNH

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

AxisMCKOSCRUNH
Valuation 54 #12 of 25 96 #2 of 25 42 #15 of 25
Growth 65 #9 of 24 100 #1 of 24 9 #22 of 24
Profitability 65 #9 of 24 96 #2 of 24 91 #3 of 24
Financial Health 52 #13 of 26 76 #7 of 26 48 #14 of 26
Shareholder Returns 63 #7 of 17 13 #15 of 17 69 #6 of 17
Overall 60 76 52
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • OSCR ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • UNH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCKOSCRUNHSPY
1 month +13.6%+1.5%+12.6% -1.0%
3 months +19.1%+9.9%-0.6% +2.9%
6 months +20.9%+84.4%+17.8% +6.4%
Year to date +22.0%+115.7%+26.6% +11.4%
1 year +26.2%+58.0%+16.0% +13.1%
3 years +121.4%+508.8%-20.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.4%+82.7%-7.3% +21.5%
5 years +378.7%+82.3%-6.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +36.8%+12.8%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +521.6%—+187.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.1%—+11.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMCKOSCRUNHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%66.8%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%60.8%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.251.270.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.870.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.2%-87.6%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-9.7%-4.2% -2.5%
52-week high $1,030.18$34.33$436.35 $779.14
52-week low $725.17$10.85$259.02 $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.

MultipleMCKOSCRUNH
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 24.5x 17.0xmedian 24.5x 26.7xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.6xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.4x 0.5xmedian 14.4x 16.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 15.8x 1.9xmedian 15.8x 16.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -27.5xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 1.35 0.42median 1.35 -2.33median 1.35

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 monthsMCKOSCRUNH
Revenue $410.98B $15.32B $450.13B
Gross profit $14.96B $3.09B $139.28B
Operating income $6.50B $629.72M $21.68B
Net income $5.30B $550.76M $14.91B
Free cash flow $6.42B $4.38B $23.62B
EPS (diluted) $38.52 $1.65 $15.59
Cash & equivalents $5.16B $4.08B $28.59B
Total debt $9.73B $431.63M $309.77B
Shares (diluted) 119.20M 333.43M 906.00M
Enterprise value $101.45B -$13.01B $249.10B

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
MetricMCKOSCRUNH
P/E 25.9x 17.0x 26.7x
P/FCF 18.2x 1.9x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 1.9x 14.0x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 0.8x
P/B -27.5x 4.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book -14.1x 4.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 0.5x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 0.6x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.9x 0.1x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 0.1x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 0.42 -2.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCKOSCRUNH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 42.8% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 45.6% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 67.4% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 47.9% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.6% 586.4% -29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 50.5% -10.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.1% 442.4% -32.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 46.7% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 361.8% -33.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 40.3% -11.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% 258.0% -6.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 188.9% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% 264.5% -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 205.6% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCKOSCRUNH
Gross margin 3.6% 20.2% 30.9%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 4.3% 5.8%
Operating margin 1.6% 4.1% 4.8%
Pretax margin 1.6% 3.9% 3.9%
Net margin 1.1% 3.6% 3.1%
FCF margin 1.6% 28.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.7% 28.8% 6.0%
Return on equity – 29.6% 14.3%
Return on assets 6.2% 5.4% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 107.9% 25.7% 10.3%
Return on capital employed 43.4% 40.1% 10.9%
Asset turnover 4.8x 1.5x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 8.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCKOSCRUNH
Debt / assets 11.0% 3.8% 23.7%
Debt / equity -2.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -12.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.1x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 104.8% 81.7% 66.3%
Equity / assets -4.8% 18.3% 33.7%
Interest coverage 23.6x 39.7x 5.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.91 1.90 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCKOSCRUNH
Dividend yield 0.3% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 5.7% -0.7% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.0% -0.7% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.4% – 54.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.1% – 34.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% – 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 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.

ConsensusMCKOSCRUNH
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $47.14FY2026 $1.99FY2026 $21.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.5%FY2026 – +29.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +17.1% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $444.51BFY2026 $19.83BFY2026 $420.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +72.9%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +1.1% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCKOSCRUNH
Held by institutions 89.1% 64.2% 86.6%
Institutions holding 2,007 406 3,359
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +13.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 879 268 1,822
Institutions selling 791 102 1,247
Buyers to sellers 1.11 2.63 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.

MCKOSCRUNH
MCK 1.00 -0.02 0.01
OSCR -0.02 1.00 0.37
UNH 0.01 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCK, OSCR and UNH?

Unitedhealth (UNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mckesson (MCK) $117.56B, Oscar Health (OSCR) $9.38B, Unitedhealth (UNH) $370.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCK, OSCR and UNH?

Oscar Health (OSCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mckesson (MCK) 25.6x, Oscar Health (OSCR) 17.0x, Unitedhealth (UNH) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oscar Health (OSCR) is cheapest (Mckesson (MCK) 21.2x, Oscar Health (OSCR) 15.6x, Unitedhealth (UNH) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oscar Health (OSCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +42.8%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oscar Health (OSCR) has the highest net margin (Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 3.6%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 25.7%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Oscar Health (OSCR) returned the most: Mckesson (MCK) +26.2%, Oscar Health (OSCR) +58.0%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +16.0%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (Mckesson (MCK) +36.8%/yr, Oscar Health (OSCR) +12.8%/yr, Unitedhealth (UNH) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Unitedhealth (UNH) has the highest dividend yield: Mckesson (MCK) 0.00%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 0.00%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 0.02%. Oscar Health (OSCR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (Mckesson (MCK) 30.6%, Oscar Health (OSCR) 66.8%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCK, OSCR and UNH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oscar Health (OSCR) leads on 7. 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.