MOH vs UNH vs CLOV Stock Comparison

Molina Healthcare, Unitedhealth and Clover Health Investments Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (CI) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc.
$209.07 +10.3% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$44.52B
Div. yield
–
Managed Care Healthcare
1 win
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
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Unitedhealth leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Unitedhealth 7, Clover Health Investments 2, Molina Healthcare 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOHUNHCLOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.47B $370.53B $2.39B UNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,496x 26.2x -130.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x 19.8x 76.7x UNH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +6.5% +54.0% CLOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 3.1% -0.7% UNH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 10.3% — UNH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -13.9x 1.6x — MOH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% +16.0% +43.7% CLOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr -1.4%/yr -9.3%/yr UNH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 36.1% 64.5% UNH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 52/100 51/100 UNH

Percentile Scorecard

MOHUNHCLOV

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

AxisMOHUNHCLOV
Valuation 46 #14 of 25 42 #15 of 25 21 #20 of 25
Growth 4 #23 of 24 9 #22 of 24 96 #2 of 24
Profitability 30 #17 of 24 91 #3 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Financial Health 64 #10 of 26 48 #14 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Shareholder Returns 94 #2 of 17 69 #6 of 17 25 #13 of 17
Overall 48 52 51
  • MOH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • UNH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CLOV 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

PeriodMOHUNHCLOVSPY
1 month +10.3%+12.6%+0.7% -1.0%
3 months +5.9%-0.6%+6.5% +2.9%
6 months +18.8%+17.8%+89.3% +6.4%
Year to date +20.5%+26.6%+95.7% +11.4%
1 year +29.9%+16.0%+43.7% +13.1%
3 years -37.4%-20.4%+395.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%-7.3%+70.6% +21.5%
5 years -29.8%-6.9%-38.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.8%-1.4%-9.3% +10.9%
10 years +251.4%+187.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.4%+11.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMOHUNHCLOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%36.1%64.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.9%38.3%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.140.331.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.440.68 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.8%-62.0%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-4.2%-15.0% -2.5%
52-week high $242.88$436.35$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $122.65$259.02$1.70 $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.

MultipleMOHUNHCLOV
P/E now vs peer median -1,526xmedian 24.5x 26.7xmedian 24.5x -131.3xmedian 24.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 1.0xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.4x 16.2xmedian 14.4x -126.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 15.8x 16.0xmedian 15.8x 32.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 6.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 58.31median 1.35 -2.33median 1.35 -2.17median 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 monthsMOHUNHCLOV
Revenue $44.52B $450.13B $2.48B
Gross profit $5.63B $139.28B $459.93M
Operating income $203.00M $21.68B -$18.36M
Net income -$7.00M $14.91B -$18.36M
Free cash flow $271.00M $23.62B $74.21M
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 $15.59 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $4.99B $28.59B $198.84M
Total debt $14.97B $309.77B –
Shares (diluted) 51.30M 906.00M 545.45M
Enterprise value -$24.40B $249.10B $1.65B

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
MetricMOHUNHCLOV
P/E -1,526x 26.7x -131.3x
P/FCF 40.1x 16.0x 32.8x
P/Operating cash flow 29.8x 14.0x 31.6x
P/S 0.2x 0.8x 1.0x
P/B 2.6x 3.6x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.5x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 16.2x -126.3x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 19.4x -119.6x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 21.1x 17.8x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 15.6x 28.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 58.31 -2.33 -2.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOHUNHCLOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 6.5% 54.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 8.9% 420.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.8% 1.1% 19.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 4.5% 26.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -87.7% -29.5% 56.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.7% -10.8% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -100.6% -32.5% 57.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% -11.8% 58.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -100.6% -33.4% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.2% -11.5% 60.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% -6.7% 1,047%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.8% -13.2% 44.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.5% -6.5% 873.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.3% -14.8% 42.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOHUNHCLOV
Gross margin 12.6% 30.9% 18.6%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 5.8% -0.7%
Operating margin 0.5% 4.8% -0.7%
Pretax margin 0.0% 3.9% -0.7%
Net margin 0.0% 3.1% -0.7%
FCF margin 0.6% 5.2% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 0.8% 6.0% 3.1%
Return on equity -0.2% 14.3% -5.1%
Return on assets 0.0% 4.8% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 10.3% –
Return on capital employed 2.4% 10.9% -4.8%
Asset turnover 2.7x 1.4x 3.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -52.1x 1.8x -4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOHUNHCLOV
Debt / assets 23.6% 23.7% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -13.9x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 13.9x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 66.3% 47.8%
Equity / assets 26.1% 33.7% 52.2%
Interest coverage 1.0x 5.6x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.09 3.15 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOHUNHCLOV
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 4.6% 0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 2.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMOHUNHCLOV
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 76.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $21.16FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -53.9%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +95.3% +12.1% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.38BFY2026 $420.88BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.2% +15.2% +31.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOHUNHCLOV
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.6% 27.6%
Institutions holding 598 3,359 227
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +5.0% +14.4%
Institutions buying 364 1,822 124
Institutions selling 170 1,247 55
Buyers to sellers 2.14 1.46 2.25

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.

MOHUNHCLOV
MOH 1.00 0.33 0.18
UNH 0.33 1.00 0.32
CLOV 0.18 0.32 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOH, UNH and CLOV?

Unitedhealth (UNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Molina Healthcare (MOH) $10.47B, Unitedhealth (UNH) $370.53B, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) $2.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Clover Health Investments (CLOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Molina Healthcare (MOH) +2.6%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +6.5%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +54.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Unitedhealth (UNH) has the highest net margin (Molina Healthcare (MOH) 0.0%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 3.1%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Unitedhealth (UNH) leads (Molina Healthcare (MOH) 2.6%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clover Health Investments (CLOV) returned the most: Molina Healthcare (MOH) +29.9%, Unitedhealth (UNH) +16.0%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) +43.7%. Over five years, Unitedhealth (UNH) compounded fastest (Molina Healthcare (MOH) -6.8%/yr, Unitedhealth (UNH) -1.4%/yr, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) -9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Molina Healthcare (MOH) 0.00%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 0.02%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 0.00%. Molina Healthcare (MOH) and Clover Health Investments (CLOV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unitedhealth (UNH) has been the steadiest (Molina Healthcare (MOH) 52.6%, Unitedhealth (UNH) 36.1%, Clover Health Investments (CLOV) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOH, UNH and CLOV?

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 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.