COO vs. UNH: Cooper vs. UnitedHealth Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH) both fall under the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group, but COO is classified in Health Care Equipment & Supplies while UNH is classified in Health Care Providers & Services.

Company profile comparison for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Profile Item	COO	UNH
Name	The Cooper Companies, Inc.	UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Health Care	Health Care
GICS Industry Group	Health Care Equipment & Services	Health Care Equipment & Services
GICS Industry	Health Care Equipment & Supplies	Health Care Providers & Services
GICS Sub-Industry	Health Care Supplies	Managed Health Care
Market Capitalization	11.86 billion USD	353.17 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	January 21, 1983	October 17, 1984
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

COO

UNH

GSPC

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
Total Return (1Y)	-9.72%	26.08%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	-8.06%	-7.69%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	-10.20%	-1.26%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

COO

UNH

GSPC

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	32.67%	34.76%
Beta (5Y)	0.79	0.52
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-52.11%	-61.39%
Avg. Volume (3M)	3.47M	5.13M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

COO and UNH are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.43	0.63
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.59	0.86

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

UnitedHealth (UNH) at 15.77% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Cooper (COO) at 6.84% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for UNH.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

6.84%

Max: 47.61%
Q3: 14.36%
COO: 6.84%
Median: 5.45%
Q1: -10.67%
Min: -47.01%

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

15.77%

Max: 47.61%
UNH: 15.77%
Q3: 14.36%
Median: 5.45%
Q1: -10.67%
Min: -47.01%

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their ROE against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Cooper (COO) at 13.46% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of UnitedHealth (UNH) at 3.53%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

13.46%

Max: 29.35%
COO: 13.46%
Q3: 9.33%
Median: 2.18%
Q1: -6.29%
Min: -28.46%

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

3.53%

Max: 29.35%
Q3: 9.33%
UNH: 3.53%
Median: 2.18%
Q1: -6.29%
Min: -28.46%

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their net margin against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Cooper (COO) at 20.82% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of UnitedHealth (UNH) at 5.82%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

20.82%

Max: 35.43%
COO: 20.82%
Q3: 14.14%
Median: 6.81%
Q1: -0.28%
Min: -16.29%

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

5.82%

Max: 35.43%
Q3: 14.14%
Median: 6.81%
UNH: 5.82%
Q1: -0.28%
Min: -16.29%

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their operating margin against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
ROE (TTM)	6.84%	15.77%
ROA (TTM)	2.74%	5.24%
Net Margin (TTM)	13.46%	3.53%
Operating Margin (TTM)	20.82%	5.82%
Gross Margin (TTM)	65.93%	20.05%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Cooper (COO) at 5.06% and UnitedHealth (UNH) at 11.81% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Cooper (COO) at -4.59% and UnitedHealth (UNH) at -14.70% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.06%	11.81%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	7.35%	11.35%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-4.59%	-14.70%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	-1.22%	-14.52%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Cooper (COO) at 1.22 and UnitedHealth (UNH) at 0.74 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

1.22

Max: 7.59
Q3: 4.00
Median: 1.98
Q1: 1.37
COO: 1.22
Min: 0.30

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.74

Max: 7.59
Q3: 4.00
Median: 1.98
Q1: 1.37
UNH: 0.74
Min: 0.30

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their current ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Cooper (COO) at 0.34 and UnitedHealth (UNH) at 0.70 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.34

Max: 1.88
Q3: 0.91
Median: 0.58
COO: 0.34
Q1: 0.16
Min: 0.00

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.70

Max: 1.88
Q3: 0.91
UNH: 0.70
Median: 0.58
Q1: 0.16
Min: 0.00

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.22	0.74
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.34	0.70
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.84	1.58

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Cooper (COO) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile UnitedHealth (UNH) reports a yield of 2.29%, ranking against industry peers normally.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

COO: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.29%

UNH: 2.29%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Cooper (COO) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile UnitedHealth (UNH) reports a payout of 51.71%, ranking against industry peers normally.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

COO: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

51.71%

UNH: 51.71%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	2.29%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	51.71%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both Cooper (COO) at 21.43 and UnitedHealth (UNH) at 22.50 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

21.43

Max: 80.41
Q3: 47.62
Median: 29.93
COO: 21.43
Q1: 21.19
Min: 4.21

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

22.50

Max: 80.41
Q3: 47.62
Median: 29.93
UNH: 22.50
Q1: 21.19
Min: 4.21

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

UnitedHealth (UNH) at 0.78 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while Cooper (COO) at 2.80 prices around its industry’s middle — UNH costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.80

Max: 8.80
Q3: 4.32
COO: 2.80
Median: 2.13
Q1: 1.10
Min: 0.03

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.78

Max: 8.80
Q3: 4.32
Median: 2.13
Q1: 1.10
UNH: 0.78
Min: 0.03

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Cooper (COO) at 1.42 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile against book while UnitedHealth (UNH) at 3.60 is valued near its industry’s middle — COO is cheaper on assets, though weigh it against ROE and asset quality.

COO

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

1.42

Max: 11.68
Q3: 6.12
Median: 3.00
Q1: 1.73
COO: 1.42
Min: -1.31

UNH

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

3.60

Max: 11.68
Q3: 6.12
UNH: 3.60
Median: 3.00
Q1: 1.73
Min: -1.31

Cooper (COO) vs. UnitedHealth (UNH): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Cooper (COO) and UnitedHealth (UNH)
Metric	COO	UNH
P/E Ratio (TTM)	21.43	22.50
P/S Ratio (TTM)	2.80	0.78
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	1.42	3.60
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	4.58%	7.50%