UNH vs SAP vs CI Stock Comparison

Unitedhealth, Sap Se and Cigna Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc
$410.79 +9.6% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$371.76B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$450.13B
Div. yield
2.21%
Managed Care Healthcare
3 wins
SAP Sap Se
$233.99 +11.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$287.46B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.26%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
CI Cigna Group
$298.40 +8.4% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$78.85B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$282.38B
Div. yield
2.07%
Managed Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 5, Cigna 4, Unitedhealth 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUNHSAPCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $371.76B $287.46B $78.85B UNH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 28.6x 12.2x CI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 27.5x 9.2x CI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +13.5% +7.8% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 20.8% 2.3% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 35.6% 10.9% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.4x 1.9x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.21% 1.26% 2.07% UNH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% -9.9% -0.2% UNH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +10.1%/yr +6.9%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 39.1% 33.8% CI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 63/100 67/100 CI

Percentile Scorecard

UNHSAPCI

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

AxisUNHSAPCI
Valuation 50 #13 of 25 52 #49 of 101 88 #4 of 25
Growth 9 #22 of 24 68 #32 of 97 61 #10 of 24
Profitability 91 #3 of 24 90 #10 of 93 74 #7 of 24
Financial Health 44 #15 of 26 78 #25 of 108 28 #19 of 26
Shareholder Returns 73 #5 of 16 27 #46 of 63 87 #3 of 16
Overall 53 63 67
  • UNH ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CI 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

PeriodUNHSAPCISPY
1 month +9.6%+11.0%+8.4% +0.7%
3 months -2.5%+29.3%+3.7% +3.7%
6 months +10.9%+38.1%+2.7% +7.1%
Year to date +24.4%-3.7%+8.4% +12.8%
1 year +15.6%-9.9%-0.2% +11.9%
3 years -22.5%+75.1%-2.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -8.1%+20.5%-0.8% +22.8%
5 years -10.8%+61.6%+39.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%+10.1%+6.9% +10.9%
10 years +192.7%+166.2%+145.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.3%+10.3%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUNHSAPCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%39.1%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%40.3%38.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.310.630.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.25-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-53.2%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-11.4%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $436.35$263.96$315.88 $779.14
52-week low $259.02$146.09$244.41 $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.

MultipleUNHSAPCI
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 24.3x 28.6xmedian 28.0x 12.2xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 12.9x 11.8xmedian 16.9x 8.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 16.4x 27.6xmedian 15.9x 8.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.29median 1.36 1.79median 0.89 4.66median 1.36

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 monthsUNHSAPCI
Revenue $450.13B $45.76B $282.38B
Gross profit $139.28B $33.40B $58.25B
Operating income $21.68B $22.06B $9.96B
Net income $14.91B $9.47B $6.98B
Free cash flow $23.62B $10.40B $9.11B
R&D – $8.26B –
EPS (diluted) $15.59 $8.11 $24.31
Cash & equivalents $28.59B $10.62B $6.30B
Total debt $73.33B $9.68B $31.88B
Shares (diluted) 906.00M 1.18B 263.96M
Enterprise value $256.40B $215.44B $48.39B

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
MetricUNHSAPCI
P/E 26.2x 28.6x 12.2x
P/FCF 15.7x 27.6x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 25.0x 7.7x
P/S 0.8x 6.3x 0.3x
P/B 3.6x 5.5x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 5.8x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 11.8x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 12.6x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 6.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.5x 26.6x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 24.1x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.29 1.79 4.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUNHSAPCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 13.5% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 11.7% 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.1% 12.6% -8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 12.1% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.5% 30.9% 10.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 52.1% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -32.5% 18.5% 29.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 16.4% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -33.4% 22.0% 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 16.0% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.7% 43.3% 94.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 19.0% -7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 43.7% 131.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.8% 20.9% -7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUNHSAPCI
Gross margin 30.9% 73.0% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 51.5% 4.5%
Operating margin 4.8% 48.2% 3.5%
Pretax margin 3.9% 29.2% 3.1%
Net margin 3.1% 20.8% 2.3%
FCF margin 5.2% 22.7% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% 25.1% 3.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 18.5% 16.4%
Return on assets 4.8% 11.2% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 35.6% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 34.0% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUNHSAPCI
Debt / assets 23.7% 11.2% 20.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.9x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 39.1% 72.7%
Equity / assets 33.7% 60.9% 27.3%
Interest coverage 5.6x 8.3x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.13 7.44 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUNHSAPCI
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.1% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 1.2% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.3% – 23.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.3% – 17.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% – 2.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 4.9%

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.

ConsensusUNHSAPCI
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.36FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $32.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +4.9% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $421.27BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026 $303.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +14.3% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUNHSAPCI
Held by institutions 86.6% 7.2% 89.7%
Institutions holding 3,362 821 1,703
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -3.0% +0.9%
Institutions buying 1,824 460 839
Institutions selling 1,248 245 574
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.88 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.

UNHSAPCI
UNH 1.00 0.08 0.39
SAP 0.08 1.00 0.05
CI 0.39 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UNH, SAP and CI?

Unitedhealth (UNH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Unitedhealth (UNH) $371.76B, Sap Se (SAP) $287.46B, Cigna (CI) $78.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, UNH, SAP and CI?

Cigna (CI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Unitedhealth (UNH) 26.2x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.6x, Cigna (CI) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cigna (CI) is cheapest (Unitedhealth (UNH) 19.2x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.5x, Cigna (CI) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sap Se (SAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Unitedhealth (UNH) +6.5%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Cigna (CI) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Unitedhealth (UNH) 3.1%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Cigna (CI) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Unitedhealth (UNH) 10.3%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, Cigna (CI) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unitedhealth (UNH) returned the most: Unitedhealth (UNH) +15.6%, Sap Se (SAP) -9.9%, Cigna (CI) -0.2%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Unitedhealth (UNH) -2.3%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.1%/yr, Cigna (CI) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Unitedhealth (UNH) has the highest dividend yield: Unitedhealth (UNH) 2.21%, Sap Se (SAP) 1.26%, Cigna (CI) 2.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cigna (CI) has been the steadiest (Unitedhealth (UNH) 36.0%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.1%, Cigna (CI) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UNH, SAP and CI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sap Se (SAP) 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.