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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
NYSEHospital & Medical Service PlansLatest fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC reported revenue of $447.57B in its most recent fiscal year, up 11.8% on the year before. It kept 2.7% of that as net income, and generated $16.07B of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Hospital & Medical Service Plans.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
C42/100
Ranked against 5 peers using 8 metrics.
Profitability
B+79/100
Ranked against 6 peers using 7 metrics.
Financial health
F28/100
Ranked against 7 peers using 5 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
11.8%12.2%7 / 10
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
11.4%13.7%8 / 10
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
11.7%15.2%7 / 10
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
-14.7%-14.7%4 / 7
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
-14.5%-13.0%4 / 5
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
-3.8%-3.8%3 / 5
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
-22.4%-30.3%3 / 7
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
-11.8%-11.8%3 / 5

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
88.7%18.9%2 / 6
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
4.2%1.3%1 / 10
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
2.7%1.0%2 / 10
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
3.6%2.2%3 / 9
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
12.0%5.9%3 / 10
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
3.9%2.3%2 / 10
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
10.8%8.9%3 / 8

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
0.78x0.75x6 / 9
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
0.79x1.50x10 / 10
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
0.76x1.50x9 / 10
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
4.74x4.07x3 / 9
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
2.12x-2.21x7 / 7

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.

Dividend coverage

Measures how much of earnings and free cash flow the dividend consumes, against industry peers. A low grade means the dividend is less covered than peers' — not that a cut is expected. Long-established payers often score low here by design.

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Dividend payout ratio
Dividends paid as a share of net income.
65.7%——
Dividend / free cash flow
Dividends paid as a share of free cash flow. The stricter test.
49.2%——
Dividend growth (5y)
Annualized growth in dividends per share over five years.
12.6%——

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Dividend record

What the dividend has actually done, not a prediction of what it will do. Changes are checked against total dollars paid so that stock splits are not mistaken for cuts.

Years paying
19
since 2009 in this data
Consecutive increases
16 years
through 2025
Reductions
None
in the years covered
Latest per share
$8.73
fiscal 2025

Dividend history is limited to what companies have filed in machine-readable form, which generally begins around 2009. A company may have paid or raised its dividend for far longer than shown here.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 28 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 1, 2026
GARCIA PAUL R
Director
Grant or award155$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
GARCIA PAUL R
Director
Grant or award103$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
Gottlieb Scott
Director
Grant or award257$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
FLYNN TIMOTHY PATRICK
Director
Grant or award262$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
Baker Charles D.
Director
Grant or award257$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
Noseworthy John H
Director
Grant or award240$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
MONTGOMERY RICE VALERIE MD
Director
Grant or award257$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
Gil Kristen
Director
Grant or award240$0.00$0.00
Oct 1, 2026
MCNABB FREDERICK WILLIAM III
Director
Grant or award291$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
HEMSLEY STEPHEN J
CEO, UHG
Grant or award50$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
GARCIA PAUL R
Director
Grant or award16$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
DeVeydt Wayne S
Chief Financial Officer
Grant or award106$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Gottlieb Scott
Director
Grant or award5$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
FLYNN TIMOTHY PATRICK
Director
Grant or award68$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Baker Charles D.
Director
Grant or award15$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
McSweeney Erin
EVP & Chief People Officer
Grant or award53$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Noseworthy John H
Director
Grant or award46$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
MONTGOMERY RICE VALERIE MD
Director
Grant or award47$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Gil Kristen
Director
Grant or award10$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
MCNABB FREDERICK WILLIAM III
Director
Grant or award57$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Zaetta Christopher R
EVP & Chief Legal Officer
Grant or award67$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Noel Timothy John
Chief Executive Officer, UHC
Grant or award84$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Conway Patrick Hugh
Chief Executive Officer, Optum
Grant or award91$0.00$0.00
Sep 22, 2026
Stankiewicz Dennis Andrew
Chief Accounting Officer
Grant or award51$0.00$0.00
Sep 2, 2026
DeVeydt Wayne S
Chief Financial Officer
Withheld for tax1,209$399.66$483.1K

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue$447.57B$400.28B$371.62B$324.16B$287.60B$257.14B$242.16B$226.25B$201.16B$184.84B
Operating income$18.96B$32.29B$32.36B$28.43B$23.97B$22.41B$19.68B$17.34B$15.21B$12.93B
Net income$12.06B$14.40B$22.38B$20.12B$17.29B$15.40B$13.84B$11.99B$10.56B$7.02B
EPS (diluted)$13.23$15.51$23.86$21.18$18.08$16.03$14.33$12.19$10.72$7.25
Operating cash flow$19.70B$24.20B$29.07B$26.21B$22.34B$22.17B$18.46B$15.71B$13.60B$9.79B
Capital expenditure$3.62B$3.50B$3.39B$2.80B$2.45B$2.05B$2.07B$2.06B$2.02B$1.71B
Free cash flow$16.07B$20.70B$25.68B$23.40B$19.89B$20.12B$16.39B$13.65B$11.57B$8.09B
Total assets$309.58B$298.28B$273.72B$245.71B$212.21B$197.29B$173.89B$152.22B$139.06B$122.81B
Shareholder equity$100.09B$98.27B$94.42B$81.45B$75.05B$68.33B$60.44B$54.32B$49.83B$38.18B
Total debt$77.68B$76.18B$61.47B$56.76B$44.63B$42.28B$39.47B$35.23B$31.07B$32.77B
Cash$24.36B$25.31B$25.43B$23.36B$21.38B$16.92B$10.98B$10.87B$11.98B$10.43B
Dividends per share$8.73$8.18$7.29$6.40$5.60$4.83$4.14$3.45$2.88$2.38

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Source

Figures come from UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.

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