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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

UNH • • Insurance & Managed Care
HealthcareHealth InsuranceVertically Integrated Payer-PBM Platforms
AboutUnitedHealth 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.Show more
  • Revenue $447.57B +11.8%
  • Combined Ratio 95.76% +4.2%
  • Net Income $14.23B -1.2%
  • Return on Equity 13.93% -2.6%
  • Medical Cost Ratio 81.47% +4.9%
  • Operating Margin 4.24% -47.5%
  • Net Margin 3.18% -11.7%
  • ROA 4.68% -7.1%
  • Equity / Assets 32.85% -4.5%
  • Book Value per Share 111.76 +1.2%
  • Tangible BV/Share 111.76 +478.8%
  • Debt/Equity 0.77 +2.8%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Dividend Aristocrat: 25 years of consecutive increases
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 17.5%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 5.2%
  • ✓Share count reduced 2.0% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High loss ratio of 81.5%
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y11.04%
5Y11.72%
3Y11.35%
TTM11.81%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y9.36%
5Y-1.58%
3Y-10.91%
TTM-1.24%

EPS CAGR

10Y9.99%
5Y-0.57%
3Y-9.73%
TTM0.49%

ROCE

10Y Avg17.79%
5Y Avg16.98%
3Y Avg15.59%
Latest9.75%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
CVSCVS Health Corporation101.55B79.9057.487.85%0.44%2.35%7.69%1.24
CICigna Corporation76.36B289.8223.9126.56%2.29%14.63%11.73%0.78
UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated265.66B293.2718.8211.81%3.18%13.99%12.04%0.77

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue+184.84B201.16B226.25B242.16B257.14B287.6B324.16B371.62B400.28B447.57B
Revenue Growth %17.65%8.83%12.47%7.03%6.19%11.84%12.71%14.64%7.71%11.81%
Medical Costs & Claims+141.45B154.15B172.4B184.56B190.14B217.94B244.54B280.66B310.88B364.65B
Medical Cost Ratio %----------
Gross Profit+43.39B47.01B53.85B57.6B67B69.65B79.62B90.96B89.4B82.92B
Gross Margin %----------
Gross Profit Growth %17.18%8.36%14.54%6.97%16.32%3.96%14.31%14.24%-1.71%-7.25%
Operating Expenses+30.46B31.8B36.5B37.91B44.59B45.68B51.18B58.6B57.11B63.95B
OpEx / Revenue %----------
Depreciation & Amortization2.06B2.25B2.43B2.72B2.89B3.1B3.4B3.97B4.1B4.36B
Combined Ratio %----------
Operating Income+12.93B15.21B17.34B19.68B22.41B23.97B28.43B32.36B32.29B18.96B
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %17.32%17.63%14.04%13.5%13.82%6.98%18.63%13.8%-0.22%-41.26%
EBITDA+14.98B17.45B19.77B22.41B25.3B27.07B31.84B36.33B36.39B23.32B
EBITDA Margin %----------
Interest Expense1.07B1.19B1.4B1.7B1.66B1.66B2.09B3.25B3.91B4B
Non-Operating Income000000008.31B265M
Pretax Income+11.86B14.02B15.94B17.98B20.74B22.31B26.34B29.11B20.07B14.7B
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+4.79B3.2B3.56B3.74B4.97B4.58B5.7B5.97B4.83B-280M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+7.02B10.56B11.99B13.84B15.4B17.29B20.12B22.38B14.4B14.23B
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %20.71%50.46%13.53%15.46%11.3%12.22%16.4%11.24%-35.64%-1.24%
EPS (Diluted)+7.2510.7212.1914.3316.0318.0821.1823.8615.5115.58
EPS Growth %20.63%47.86%13.71%17.56%11.86%12.79%17.15%12.65%-35%0.45%
EPS (Basic)7.3710.9512.4514.5516.2818.3321.5424.1215.6415.66
Diluted Shares Outstanding968M985M983M966M961M956M950M938M929M910M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets+122.68B139.06B152.22B173.89B197.29B212.21B245.71B273.72B298.28B309.58B
Asset Growth %10.14%13.35%9.47%14.23%13.46%7.56%15.79%11.4%8.97%3.79%
Total Investment Assets+26.71B31.85B35.97B40.47B44.1B45.65B48.27B4.2B56.16B54.25B
Long-Term Investments23.87B28.34B32.51B37.21B41.24B43.11B43.73B052.35B54.25B
Short-Term Investments2.85B3.51B3.46B3.26B2.86B2.53B4.55B4.2B3.8B0
Total Current Assets+33.75B37.08B38.69B42.63B53.72B61.76B69.07B78.44B85.78B90.58B
Cash & Equivalents10.43B11.98B10.87B10.98B16.92B21.38B23.36B25.43B25.31B28.12B
Receivables8.15B9.57B11.39B11.82B12.87B14.22B17.68B38.97B48.45B23.02B
Other Current Assets12.32B12.03B12.98B16.57B21.07B23.64B23.48B9.84B8.21B39.44B
Goodwill & Intangibles+56.13B63.05B68.23B76.01B82.19B85.84B107.75B118.93B130B0
Goodwill47.58B54.56B58.91B65.66B71.34B75.8B93.35B103.73B106.73B0
Intangible Assets8.54B8.49B9.32B10.35B10.86B10.04B14.4B15.19B23.27B0
PP&E (Net)5.9B7.01B8.46B8.7B8.63B8.97B10.13B11.45B10.55B0
Other Assets276M1.39B81.02B94.05B102.33B107.33B12.26B64.91B19.59B164.75B
Total Liabilities82.27B87.03B95.99B111.73B126.75B135.73B159.36B174.8B195.69B207.88B
Total Debt+32.97B31.69B36.55B40.68B43.47B46B57.62B67.44B76.9B78.39B
Net Debt22.54B19.71B25.69B29.69B26.55B24.63B34.26B42.01B51.59B50.27B
Long-Term Debt25.78B28.84B34.58B36.81B38.65B42.38B54.51B58.26B72.36B72.32B
Short-Term Debt7.19B2.86B1.97B3.87B4.82B3.62B3.11B5.31B4.54B6.07B
Total Current Liabilities+49.22B50.46B53.21B61.78B72.42B78.29B89.24B99.05B103.77B114.9B
Accounts Payable29.75B33.05B36.6B40.7B44.37B49.13B56.77B31.96B68.56B39.34B
Deferred Revenue1.97B2.27B2.4B2.62B2.84B2.57B3.08B3.35B3.32B0
Other Current Liabilities10.3B12.29B12.24B14.6B20.39B22.98B26.28B58.43B27.35B69.49B
Deferred Taxes1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0
Other Liabilities7.28B7.74B8.2B13.14B15.68B15.05B12.84B11.94B15.94B20.67B
Total Equity+40.41B52.02B56.23B62.16B70.54B76.48B86.35B98.92B102.59B101.7B
Equity Growth %13.95%28.74%8.08%10.56%13.48%8.42%12.9%14.56%3.71%-0.87%
Shareholders Equity38.4B49.83B51.7B57.62B65.49B71.76B77.77B88.76B92.66B100.09B
Minority Interest2.01B2.19B4.53B4.55B5.05B4.72B8.57B10.16B9.93B1.61B
Retained Earnings40.95B48.73B55.85B61.18B69.3B77.13B86.16B95.77B96.04B0
Common Stock10M10M10M9M10M10M9M9M9M0
Accumulated OCI-2.68B-2.67B-4.16B-3.58B-3.81B-5.38B-8.39B-7.03B-3.39B0
Return on Equity (ROE)18.5%22.85%22.15%23.38%23.21%23.51%24.71%24.16%14.3%13.93%
Return on Assets (ROA)6%8.07%8.23%8.49%8.3%8.44%8.79%8.62%5.04%4.68%
Equity / Assets----------
Debt / Equity0.82x0.61x0.65x0.65x0.62x0.60x0.67x0.68x0.75x0.77x
Book Value per Share41.7452.8157.2064.3573.4080.0090.89105.46110.43111.76
Tangible BV per Share----------

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+9.79B13.6B15.71B18.46B22.17B22.34B26.21B29.07B24.2B38.29B
Operating CF Growth %0.56%38.81%15.57%17.5%20.1%0.76%17.29%10.92%-16.73%58.18%
Operating CF / Revenue %----------
Net Income7.02B10.56B11.99B13.84B15.77B17.29B20.12B22.38B15.24B25.4B
Depreciation & Amortization2.06B2.25B2.43B2.72B2.89B3.1B3.4B3.97B4.1B7.61B
Stock-Based Compensation485M597M638M697M679M800M925M1.06B1.02B1.77B
Deferred Taxes81M-748M42M230M-60M-814M-673M-245M-296M-2.01B
Other Non-Cash Items-26M265M325M294M0447M188M258M4.95B107M
Working Capital Changes183M679M294M683M2.9B1.52B2.25B1.64B-808M5.42B
Cash from Investing+-9.36B-8.6B-12.38B-12.7B-12.53B-10.37B-28.48B-15.57B-20.53B-14.76B
Capital Expenditures-1.71B-2.02B-2.06B-2.07B-2.05B-2.45B-2.8B-3.39B-3.5B-6.3B
Acquisitions-1.76B-2.13B-6B-8.34B-7.14B-4.82B-21.46B-10.14B-13.41B-8.95B
Purchase of Investments-5.93B-4.32B-4.1B-2.5B-16.58B-1.84B-18.82B-18.31B-27.31B-12.8B
Sale/Maturity of Investments1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Investing-11.58B-10.39B-10.14B-15.41B-506M-16.55B2.62B-275M-4.14B-1.54B
Cash from Financing+-1.01B-3.44B-4.37B-5.63B-3.59B-7.46B4.23B-11.53B-3.51B-22.26B
Dividends Paid-2.26B-2.77B-3.32B-3.93B-4.58B-5.28B-5.99B-6.76B-7.53B-13.83B
Share Repurchases-1.28B-1.5B-4.5B-5.5B-4.25B-5B-7B-8B-9B-6.35B
Stock Issued429M688M838M1.04B1.44B1.35B1.25B1.35B1.85B803M
Debt Issuance (Net)1000K-1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Financing1.54B3.45B-679M-187M2.66B344M3.43B-2.4B-3.48B-7.08B
Net Change in Cash+-493M1.55B-1.11B119M5.94B4.45B1.99B2.06B-115M980M
Exchange Rate Effect1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K1000K-1000K-1000K
Cash at Beginning10.92B10.43B11.98B10.87B10.98B16.92B21.38B23.36B25.43B25.31B
Cash at End10.43B11.98B10.87B10.98B16.92B21.38B23.36B25.43B25.31B26.29B
Free Cash Flow+8.09B11.57B13.65B16.39B20.12B19.89B23.4B25.68B20.7B31.99B
FCF Growth %-1.15%43.05%17.95%20.09%22.76%-1.16%17.67%9.73%-19.38%54.5%
FCF Margin %----------
FCF per Share8.3611.7513.8916.9720.9420.824.6427.3822.2935.15

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Combined Ratio93%92.44%92.33%91.87%91.29%91.67%91.23%91.29%91.93%95.76%
Medical Cost Ratio76.53%76.63%76.2%76.21%73.94%75.78%75.44%75.52%77.67%81.47%
Return on Equity (ROE)18.5%22.85%22.15%23.38%23.21%23.51%24.71%24.16%14.3%13.93%
Return on Assets (ROA)6%8.07%8.23%8.49%8.3%8.44%8.79%8.62%5.04%4.68%
Equity / Assets32.94%37.41%36.94%35.75%35.75%36.04%35.14%36.14%34.39%32.85%
Book Value / Share41.7452.8157.264.3573.48090.89105.46110.43111.76
Debt / Equity0.82x0.61x0.65x0.65x0.62x0.60x0.67x0.68x0.75x0.77x
Revenue Growth17.65%8.83%12.47%7.03%6.19%11.84%12.71%14.64%7.71%11.81%

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