UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH

376.59 1.58 0.42% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$336.8B
P/E
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) Gross margin

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 19.5%, up 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (18.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 18.5% (fiscal 2025) to 26.1% (fiscal 2020) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is in line with the Healthcare Plans industry median of 19.0% and below the Healthcare sector median of 53.7%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 18.5% (3.80)
FY2024 22.3% (2.15)
FY2023 24.5% (0.08)
FY2022 24.6% 0.34
FY2021 24.2% (1.84)
FY2020 26.1% 2.27
FY2019 23.8% (0.01)
FY2018 23.8% 0.43
FY2017 23.4% (0.10)
FY2016 23.5% (0.10)

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 20.8% (1.94)
Mar 2026 22.7% 6.40
Dec 2025 16.3% (1.90)
Sep 2025 18.2% 0.31
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 18.5% High 26.1%
Ten-year median 23.8%
Current reading's percentile 9

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
CI Cigna Group compare 88.5%
CVS CVS Health Corporation compare 44.5%
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 20.2%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 19.5%
CLOV Clover Health Investments, Corp. compare 18.6%
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 15.1%
HUM Humana Inc. compare 13.7%
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare 12.7%
CNC Centene Corporation compare 7.82%
Healthcare Plans industry median 19.0%
Healthcare sector median 53.7%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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