VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Stock Comparison

Roche Holding AG vs UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Roche Holding AG

ROG · SIX Swiss Exchange

Market cap (USD)
SectorHealthcare
CountryCH
Data as of2025-12-28
Moat score
68/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

UNH · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$123.8B
SectorHealthcare
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-31
Moat score
64/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Roche Holding AG leads (68 / 100 vs 64 / 100 for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated).
  • Segment focus: Roche Holding AG has 2 segments (76.3% in Pharmaceuticals); UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has 4 segments (74.9% in UnitedHealthcare).
  • Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Weak.
  • Moat breadth: Roche Holding AG has 5 moat types across 3 domains; UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has 5 across 2.

Primary market context

Roche Holding AG

Pharmaceuticals

Market

Innovative (branded) prescription pharmaceuticals

Geography

Global

Customer

Healthcare providers and systems (hospitals/clinics), payers/governments, and patients

Role

Innovator pharmaceutical developer, manufacturer and marketer

Revenue share

76.3%

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

UnitedHealthcare

Market

U.S. health benefits / managed care (commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care)

Geography

United States (primarily)

Customer

Employers, individuals, and government-sponsored programs

Role

Health insurer / managed care organization

Revenue share

74.9%

Side-by-side metrics

Roche Holding AG
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Ticker / Exchange
ROG - SIX Swiss Exchange
UNH - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
n/a
$123.8B
Sector
Healthcare
Healthcare
HQ country
CH
US
Primary segment
Pharmaceuticals
UnitedHealthcare
Market structure
Competitive
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Weak
Moat score
68 / 100
64 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Supply, Demand
Supply, Demand
Last update
2025-12-28
2025-12-31

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Data Workflow Lockin

Roche Holding AG strengths

IP Choke PointCapex Knowhow ScaleInstalled Base ConsumablesRegulated Standards Pipe

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostSuite BundlingOperational ExcellenceTraining Org Change Costs

Segment mix

Roche Holding AG segments

Full profile >

Pharmaceuticals

Competitive

76.3%

Diagnostics

Oligopoly

23.7%

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated segments

Full profile >

UnitedHealthcare

Oligopoly

74.9%

Optum Health

Competitive

9.9%

Optum Insight

Competitive

1.7%

Optum Rx

Oligopoly

13.5%

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Curation & Accuracy

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