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AQST vs UNH // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Aquestive Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AQST 0
— UNH 11
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $4.04 (-4.49%) • MKT CAP: $507.1M
valuation
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LAST: $410.91 (+0.94%) • MKT CAP: $368.83B
valuation
16.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AQST VS. UNH)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AQST | UNH | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.30% | 88.57% | -30.27 | UNH | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 11.47% | -46.47 | UNH | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 16.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -10.45% | 6.48% | -16.93 | UNH | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 4.82% | -64.82 | UNH | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | 3.14% | -63.14 | UNH | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -22.60% | 6.46% | -29.06 | UNH | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.28% | -2.28 | UNH | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | 3.12 | -2.92 | UNH | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 7/9 | -4.00 | UNH | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.74% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 37.5 | 59.2 | -21.70 | UNH | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.33 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 17.1x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $507.1M | $368.83B | -$368.32B | UNH | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AQST REV | UNH REV | AQST GROSS % | UNH GROSS % | AQST FCF | UNH FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $44.5M | $447.57B | 58.3% | 88.7% | -$53.0M | $16.07B |
| FY 2024 | $57.6M | $400.28B | 69.0% | 88.3% | -$35.9M | $20.70B |
| FY 2023 | $50.6M | $371.62B | — | 89.6% | -$6.4M | $25.68B |
| FY 2022 | — | $324.16B | — | 89.6% | — | $23.40B |
| FY 2021 | — | $287.60B | — | 89.2% | — | $19.89B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AQST // BETA —
UNH // BETA 0.33