The series is stated in the current share scale after splits; dividends are not included in the price
UnitedHealth is the largest US health insurer, and through Optum it also owns the providers of care.
The insurance half collects premiums from employers and from government programmes, chiefly Medicare Advantage, and pays for care. The key operating metric is the share of premiums spent on claims: a couple of percentage points there move profit more than growth in membership does.
Optum is the other half and what distinguishes the company from an ordinary insurer: it comprises physician practices, pharmacy benefit management, analytics and payment processing. The structure lets one chain manage both revenue and cost — the insurer directs the patient into its own clinic.
The risks are largely regulatory and reputational: government programme rates are revised, diagnosis-coding practices are audited, and the vertically integrated model itself draws recurring antitrust attention. The company pays a dividend and buys back stock consistently.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Common Stock (DE) (UNH) is a company in the Health care sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Common Stock (DE) (UNH) on October 30, 2026 is 406.50 $, −1.07 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 255.97 $ and 461.62 $; the price now sits 73 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +12.60 %. The P/E ratio is 26.05, which is above the sector median (24.61). Market capitalization is 367.88 billion $, rank 1 among 9 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Common Stock (DE) trades on NYSE under the ticker UNH. The company belongs to the Health care sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks UNH has traded between 255.97 $ and 461.62 $. As of 30 October 2026 the price stood 73.28 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year UNH shares rose 12.60 %; over six months they rose 28.53 %. Volatility over 90 days is 23.72 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 30 October 2026.
UNH trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.1, above the sector median of 24.6. Price to sales is 0.8, below the sector median of 3.6. Price to book is 3.5, above the sector median of 2.5. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Common Stock (DE) reported revenue of 450.1B $ and net income of 14.1B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 3.14 %. Revenue changed by +6.46 % year over year. Earnings per share are 15.56 $. Market capitalisation is 367.9B $.
UNH has a return on equity of 13.51 %, above the sector median of −40.58 %. Return on assets is 4.56 %, above the sector median of −30.08 %. Operating margin is 4.82 %, above the sector median of −20.96 %.
