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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) Stock Analysis

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is a Healthcare Plans stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

UNH

$417.00

−$2.26 (−0.54%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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UNH Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$421.80
Previous Close
$419.26
Day's Range
415.00–421.47
52-Week Range
255.97–461.62
Volume
3.97M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.62
Valuation
Market Cap
$374.30B
P/E Ratio
26.82
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
17.92
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.08
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.83
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
15.55
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$447.57B+11.81%
Net Income (FY)
$12.06B−16.31%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
3.53%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
897.59M
1-Year Return
+17.17%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$9.28+2.21%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 14, 2026
Earnings Date
January 12, 2027
Avg Volume
5.07M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, UNH closed at $417.00, +17.17% over 1 year.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) has a market capitalization of $374.30B.

In fiscal 2025, UNH reported revenue of $447.57B.

UNH Stock Return by Calendar Year

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $11,717
+17.17%
5 years
$10,000 $10,320
+3.20%
10 years
$10,000 $33,883
+238.83%

If you had invested $10,000 in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $33,883 at the close on October 21, 2026: +238.83% in total, +12.98% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+28.82%
2025−33.14%
2024−2.41%
2023+0.80%
2022+6.94%
2021+45.20%
2020+21.25%
2019+20.00%
2018+14.52%
2017+39.83%
2016 (partial year)+12.88%

As of October 21, 2026.

UNH Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$447.57B$12.06B2.7%
2024$400.28B$14.41B3.6%
2023$371.62B$22.38B6.0%
2022$324.16B$20.12B6.2%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$447.57B$82.92B$18.96B$12.06B2.7%
2024$400.28B$89.40B$32.29B$14.41B3.6%
2023$371.62B$90.96B$32.36B$22.38B6.0%
2022$324.16B$79.62B$28.44B$20.12B6.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

UNH Dividend History

$8.73+6.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$6.853—
2025$8.734+6.7%
2024$8.184+12.2%
2023$7.294+13.9%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$6.853—
2025$8.734+6.7%
2024$8.184+12.2%
2023$7.294+13.9%
2022$6.404+14.3%
2021$5.604+15.9%
2020$4.834+16.7%
2019$4.144+20.0%
2018$3.454+20.0%
2017$2.884+360.0%
2016$0.631—

Most recent payment: $2.28 per share, ex-dividend September 14, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

UNH Valuation vs Healthcare Plans Median

Median of 11 stocks
MetricUNHHealthcare Plans medianvs median
P/E26.8226.382% above
P/S ratio0.830.38117% above
Profit margin3.53%1.18%2.3 pts above

Medians across 11 Healthcare Plans stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) carries a market capitalisation of $374.30B. The company sits in the Healthcare sector, in the Healthcare Plans industry. Headcount on file is 390,000.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $255.97 to $461.62. The most recent close on file for UNH is $417.00, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$2.26 (−0.54%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 62.91% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated reported revenue of $447.57B. That is +11.81% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $400.28B. The same year closed with net income of $12.06B. That is −16.31% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 3.53%. That is 2.3 percentage points above the Healthcare Plans median of 1.18%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 15.55.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $324.16B in 2022 to $447.57B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 26.82 times earnings. That is 1.69% above the Healthcare Plans median of 26.38. On forward earnings the ratio is 17.92. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.08. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.83 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 117.44% above the Healthcare Plans median of 0.38. 11 Healthcare Plans companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +17.17%. Measured over 10 years, that is +12.98% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.62. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 30.37%.

Growth & Income

UNH pays a dividend yielding 2.21%. That is 0.1 percentage points above the Healthcare Plans median yield of 2.06%. The indicated annual rate is $9.28 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $6.85 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $8.73 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +45.20% and 2025 returned −33.14%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +28.82%.

Peer Comparison

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) operates in the Healthcare Plans industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH $374.30B 26.8
CVS Health Corporation CVS $119.52B 24.6
Elevance Health, Inc. ELV $94.15B 19.2
The Cigna Group CI $79.88B 12.5

The Healthcare Plans industry average P/E ratio is 26.4x. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated trades at a P/E of 26.8.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a health care company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Optum Health, Optum Insight, Optum Rx; and UnitedHealthcare. The Optum Health segment provides care delivery, care management, wellness and consumer engagement, and health financial services with patients, consumers, care delivery systems, providers, employers, payers, and public-sector entities. The Optum Insight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, public entities, life sciences companies and other organizations. The Optum Rx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and community health pharmacy services, infusion, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease and drug therapy management. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; Medicaid plans, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; Children's Health Insurance Programs; Dual SNPs; Long-Term Services and Supports; Aged, Blind and Disabled; and other federal, state, and community health care programs. and health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was founded in 1974 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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