UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH
News
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Texas AG Paxton Launches Investigation Into UnitedHealth Group
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal court to stalking health-insurance CEO. That could affect the state's case.
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'I didn't know what else to do': Patients take their health-insurance battles to Facebook and LinkedIn
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UnitedHealth Shares Climb on Raised Fiscal Year View and Lower-Than-Expected Costs
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UnitedHealth now has an improved outlook for the year. Its stock is rallying.
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UnitedHealth Group Raises Quarterly Dividend by 5% to $2.32
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UnitedHealth to Reduce Pediatric Prior Authorizations by Two-Thirds
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- —
- Day Range
- —–—
- 52-Week Range
- $274.14–427.00
- Bid/Ask
- — / —
- Shares Outstanding
- 897.59M
- Market Cap
- —
- Volume/Avg
- — / —
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 22.91
- Price/Sales
- 0.86
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.12%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.17%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
- Total Yield
- 2.43%
Company Profile
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers and provides medical benefits to about 51 million members globally, including 1 million outside the US as of December 2025. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in medical insurance. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's Optum franchises help create a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to affiliates and third parties.
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Healthcare Plans
- Stock Style Box
- Large Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 390,000
Competitors
Valuation
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 22.91 | 25.11 | 8.97 |
Price/Book Value | 3.93 | 2.70 | 1.75 |
Price/Sales | 0.86 | 0.36 | 0.27 |
Price/Cash Flow | 19.67 | 18.83 | 7.44 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
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HUM
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Quick Ratio | 0.70 | — | 0.68 |
Current Ratio | 0.78 | — | 0.85 |
Interest Coverage | 5.48 | 3.37 | 7.08 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 5.17% | 3.18% | 5.37% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 16.72% | 9.02% | 20.03% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 10.63% | 7.08% | 12.89% |
Return on Assets
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Healthcare Plans Industry Comparables
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Capital Allocation
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Economic Moat
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Market Cap
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| UnitedHealth Group Inc
UNH
| LOCK|W>F>M%r | LOCK|B!WC | $340B | |||
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| LOCK|!#fMnp | LOCK|hyt | $110B | |||
| Elevance Health Inc
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| LOCK|#StL@%# | LOCK|z%J%^ | $90B | |||
| The Cigna Group
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| LOCK|>l>L!D | LOCK|!#@@ | $75B | |||
| Humana Inc
HUM
| LOCK|V#P<$k | LOCK|pr>$@ | $52B | |||
| Centene Corp
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| Oscar Health Inc Class A
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| — | LOCK|@f | $10B | |||
| Molina Healthcare Inc
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| LOCK|<%p%CC | LOCK|jx@^ | $10B | |||
| Clover Health Investments Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
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| Progyny Inc
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| — | LOCK|!C | $2B |
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