UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

UNH Healthcare Healthcare Plans

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $447.6 billion, up 11.8% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−0.41%
EPS
+76.1%
Free cash flow
−15.7%
Total debt
−5.09%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

394.15 1.57 −0.40%
Market cap
$354.6B
P/E
22.5×
Fwd P/E
20.4×
Dividend yield
2.30%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.84
Beneish M
−2.41
Dividend safety
76/100

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) Return on equity

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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 15.4%, up 3.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.2% (fiscal 2025) to 25.7% (fiscal 2022) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Healthcare Plans industry median of 13.6% and above the Healthcare sector median of −26.0%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 12.2% (2.79)
FY2024 15.0% (10.50)
FY2023 25.5% (0.26)
FY2022 25.7% 1.60
FY2021 24.1% 0.19
FY2020 23.9% (0.20)
FY2019 24.1% 1.10
FY2018 23.0% (0.97)
FY2017 24.0% 4.47
FY2016 19.5% 1.95

Against its own ten years

Low 12.2% High 25.7%
Ten-year median 23.9%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 52.6%
PGNY Progyny, Inc. compare 18.7%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 15.4%
CVS CVS Health Corporation compare 14.4%
CI Cigna Group compare 14.0%
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 11.6%
CNC Centene Corporation compare 6.74%
HUM Humana Inc. compare 6.65%
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare −1.15%
Healthcare Plans industry median 13.6%
Healthcare sector median −26.0%
Market median 1.01%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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