Healthcare
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated(UNH)
Live Price
Offline$400.96
+0.36% today
1Y Change
+34.88%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 11, 2026
- Market Cap
- $334.73B
- Revenue Growth
- +11.8%
- EPS Growth
- -15.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.4%
Coverage: 244 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 11, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is a Healthcare stock with a market cap of $334.73B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $400.96 and up 34.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 11, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +11.8%, EPS growth of -15.4%, a dividend yield of 2.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +11.8%, EPS -15.4%, free cash flow -22.4% with operating margin 4.2% and ROIC 8.1%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 27.9 and price/sales 0.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines UNH price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Healthcare peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+11.8% vs +7.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+4.2% vs +19.4% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
27.9 vs 36.3 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on Apr 21, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +9.9% and a revenue surprise of +2.1%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +11.8% and EPS is at -15.4%, with operating margin around 4.2%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 4, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 21, 2026 | +9.9% | +2.2% | +6.0% | +12.5% |
2026 Jan 27, 2026 | +0.5% | +4.0% | +0.5% | +0.5% |
2025 Oct 28, 2025 | +4.3% | -3.4% | -10.1% | -11.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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UNH Max Drawdown
-29.98%
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Company Overview
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
New York Stock Exchange
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. It operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs for preventive and acute health care services, as well as services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; health and dental benefits; and hospital and clinical services. The OptumHealth segment provides access to networks of care provider specialists, health management services, care delivery, consumer engagement, and financial services. This segment serves individuals directly through care delivery systems, employers, payers, and government entities. The OptumInsight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, governments, life sciences companies, and other organizations. The OptumRx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and compounding pharmacy, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease/drug therapy management. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was incorporated in 1977 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
- Leadership
- Stephen J. Hemsley
- IPO Date
- Oct 17, 1984
- Employees
- 400.0k
- Street Address
- 1 Health Drive
- Mailing
- Eden Prairie, MN, 55344
- Region
- Eden Prairie, MN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 800 328 5979
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 27.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.7
- Price/Sales
- 0.7
- Price/Book
- 3.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +11.8%
- EPS
- -15.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -22.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 18.8%
- Operating Margin
- 4.2%
- Net Margin
- 2.7%
- ROE
- 12.4%
- ROIC
- 8.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.75
- Current Ratio
- 0.80
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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