UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 86.51
Health Care · NYSE · Data as of 2026-08-10
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH) has delivered +10.3% annualized revenue growth, +7.2% earnings growth, and +15.1% dividend growth over 10 years of data. Ranked #35 of 1968 stocks overall and #4 of 260 in the Health Care sector by Steady Score.
About UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
Company Overview
UnitedHealth Group operates health-benefits and health-services businesses through UnitedHealthcare and Optum. UnitedHealthcare provides employer, individual, Medicare and state-sponsored health coverage. Optum delivers medical care, pharmacy-benefit and pharmacy services, healthcare technology, analytics, consulting and managed operations. The group serves patients, employers, governments, care providers, health plans and life-sciences companies across many different interconnected parts of the broad U.S. healthcare system nationwide.
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Business Model & Revenue
UnitedHealthcare receives insurance premiums and administration fees, paying medical costs for risk-based plans while processing claims for fee-based employer arrangements. Optum Health earns from care delivery and value-based contracts, Optum Insight charges for technology and services, and Optum Rx earns pharmacy and benefit-management revenue. The businesses also transact with one another, so consolidated reporting eliminates internal revenue. Membership, medical utilization, government rates, drug volumes and service contracts drive results.
Key Facts & Market Position
The company reports four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight and Optum Rx. This structure combines an insurer with care providers, pharmacy services and healthcare infrastructure, creating both external and affiliated business flows. UnitedHealthcare carries regulated insurance obligations, while the Optum units span direct clinical care and services sold to other participants in the health system.