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UnitedHealth

UNH

Market cap $340B

378.52 USD

-0.78

0.21%

At close Updated Oct 12, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

388.90

+10.38

2.74%

1 day

-0.21%

5 days

-0.13%

1 month

-1.31%

3 months

-11.79%

6 months

20.93%

Year to date

12.52%

1 year

5.54%

5 years

-6.13%

10 years

180.18%

About: 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.

Employees: 390,000

Healthcare Healthcare Plans

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 60.8%

Neutral 32.3%

Negative 6.9%

UnitedHealth keeps medical costs under control — and raises its outlook again

The health-insurance giant said its medical-cost ratio was 88.4% in the third quarter of this year as the company tries to rein in spending on medical care.

UnitedHealth keeps medical costs under control — and raises its outlook again

UnitedHealth Charts Continued Turnaround

UnitedHealth Group reported third-quarter net income of $4.11 billion, or $4.56 a share. That compared with net income of $2.35 billion, or $2.59 a share, a year earlier.

UnitedHealth Charts Continued Turnaround

UnitedHealth Group tops estimates, hikes profit outlook as insurer manages high medical costs

UnitedHealth Group posted third-quarter earnings that blew past estimates and raised its full-year profit outlook. The nation's largest private insurer continues to manage high medical costs and is seeing investments in value-based care and artificial intelligence take hold, CFO Wayne DeVeydt said in an interview.

UnitedHealth Group tops estimates, hikes profit outlook as insurer manages high medical costs

UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) today reported third quarter 2026 results and raised guidance for full year 2026. “Our third quarter results reflect the discipline and execution our teams are bringing to every part of our business, as we continue evolving UnitedHealth Group to deliver a simpler, more supportive experience for patients and the clinicians who care for them,” said Stephen Hemsley, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group. The company now expects full year 20.

UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

UnitedHealth Earnings Beat Wall Street Estimates. The Turnaround Continues.

Spending on medical costs—a pain point for large insurers in recent years—continued to show signs of improvement.

UnitedHealth Earnings Beat Wall Street Estimates. The Turnaround Continues.

UnitedHealth shares are doing something unusual ahead of earnings

The only thing more expensive than health insurance is perhaps the costs of insuring shares of health insurers

UnitedHealth shares are doing something unusual ahead of earnings

Dow Jones Industrial Average Gets Spotlight: 5 Earnings Reports Representing 25% of ETF's Assets On Deck

Earnings season kicks off this week as several of the largest financial companies report quarterly financial results. The week is a big one for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with five of its 30 components reporting.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Gets Spotlight: 5 Earnings Reports Representing 25% of ETF's Assets On Deck

Here's How Much Traders See UnitedHealth Stock Moving After Earnings

UnitedHealth is set to report earnings Tuesday morning, with traders anticipating a significant move in the insurer's stock.

Here's How Much Traders See UnitedHealth Stock Moving After Earnings

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Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Report the Same Morning. Here's What Matters.

Two healthcare giants drop their third-quarter numbers on the same morning, and what each reveals about drug costs, insurance margins, and guidance ranges will set the tone for the entire sector heading into 2027.

Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Report the Same Morning. Here's What Matters.

Wells Fargo, Arista Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise And A Health Care Stock On CNBC's ‘Final Trades'

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Stephanie Link, chief investment strategist, head of investment solutions and equity portfolio manager at Hightower Advisors, said Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is expected to report a very good quarter.

Wells Fargo, Arista Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise And A Health Care Stock On CNBC's ‘Final Trades'

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