UNH · Unitedhealth Group Inc
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United Health Group reported Q3-2026 revenue of $113 billion, adjusted EPS of $4.69 versus $2.92, and a medical care ratio of 88.4%; updated 2026 adjusted EPS guidance is at least $20.50.
UnitedHealth Group reported third quarter 2026 revenues of $112.7 billion, earnings from operations of $6.6 billion and adjusted earnings of $4.69 per share, and raised full year 2026 guidance to adjusted earnings of at least $20.50 per share.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted earnings from operations non-GAAP | $23.21B | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted earnings per share attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders non-GAAP | $18.3 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted net earnings per share non-GAAP | $4.69 | Q3 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP | 5.6% | Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted operating margin (UnitedHealth Group Consolidated) non-GAAP | 6.9% | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted revenues non-GAAP | $336.39B | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted scripts non-GAAP | 393M | Q3 2026 | — |
| Cash flows from operations / net income ratio | 1.2 | Q3 2026 | — |
| Commercial Fee-based (People Served) | 22.18M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Commercial Risk-based (People Served) | 7.58M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Days claims payable | 47 | Q3 2026 | — |
| Days sales outstanding | 16.9 | Q3 2026 | — |
| Debt-to-capital ratio | 41.7% | as of September 30, 2026 | — |
| Medicaid | 6.7M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Medical cost ratio | 88.4% | Q3 2026 | — |
| Medicare Advantage | 7.61M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Medicare Part D stand-alone | 2.69M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Medicare Supplement (Standardized) | 4.25M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Net medical reserve development | 610M | Q3 2026 | — |
| Operating cost ratio | 12.8% | Q3 2026 | — |
| Operating margin (Optum Health) | 3.2% | Q3 2026 | — |
| Operating margin (UnitedHealthcare) | 3.3% | Q3 2026 | — |
| Optum Health Consumers Served | 92M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Optum patients and consumers served | 120M | Q3 2026 | — |
| Optum Rx adjusted scripts | 393M | third quarter 2026 | — |
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| South American businesses held for sale | 1.14M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Total Commercial | 29.76M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Total Community and Senior | 18.55M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| Total UnitedHealthcare - Medical | 48.3M | September 30, 2026 | — |
| UnitedHealthcare Community & State people served change | 85,000 | Q3 2026 | — |
| UnitedHealthcare consumers served | 48.3M | Q3 2026 | — |
| UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual people served change | 165,000 | Q3 2026 | — |
| UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement senior membership change since year-end 2025 | 935,000 | Q3 2026 | — |
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Versus peers
Healthcare Plans — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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UNH
this stock
Unitedhealth Group Inc
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$354.57B | +19.9% | +11.8% | 22.6 | 1.6% |
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CVS
CVS HEALTH Corp
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$102.31B | +2.5% | +7.8% | 9.3 | 1.3% |
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ELV
Elevance Health, Inc.
|
$93.81B | +23.2% | +12.5% | 18.4 | 2.4% |
|
CI
Cigna Group
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$80.70B | +9.5% | +11.2% | 13.5 | 2.6% |
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HUM
Humana Inc
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$50.12B | +60.8% | +10.1% | 39.4 | 3.1% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| UNH | -3.7% | +6.7% | +0.5% | -2.8% | +19.9% |
| SPY | -4.7% | -5.3% | -0.8% | -3.0% | +7.5% |
| vs SPY | +1.0% | +12.0% | +1.3% | +0.3% | +12.4% |
Capital returns
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