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UnitedHealth Group, the largest US health insurer, live: the price, the chart, its earnings and the news moving it.
- Pre-market
- $419.61 +0.63% 7:36 AM ET
- Day’s range
- $417.00–$417.00
- 52-week range
- $255.97–$461.62
- Market value
- $374B
- P/E (12 months)
- 27
- Volume
- 4.0M
The chart fills in as the desk logs prices.
What’s moving UnitedHealth
The headlines from the last three days that the LemonTrades desk scored highest for UNH, with why each one matters.
No big UnitedHealth headlines in the last three days.
UnitedHealth stock chart
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Daily closes, split-adjusted. Highest close: $625.25 on Nov 11, 2024, −33.3% from here.
UNH returns
| Period | UNH then | Return | $1,000 became |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 weekOct 14, 2026 | $395.62 | +5.4% | $1,054 |
| 1 monthSep 21, 2026 | $377.56 | +10.4% | $1,104 |
| 6 monthsApr 22, 2026 | $353.52 | +18.0% | $1,180 |
| This yearDec 31, 2025 | $330.11 | +26.3% | $1,263 |
| 1 yearOct 21, 2025 | $365.37 | +14.1% | $1,141 |
| 3 yearsOct 20, 2023 | $527.03 | −20.9% | $791 |
| 5 yearsOct 21, 2021 | $442.28 | −5.7% | $943 |
| 10 yearsOct 21, 2016 | $145.37 | +186.9% | $2,869 |
| Since listingOct 17, 1984 | $0.14 | +288,481.3% | $2,885,813 |
Quarterly results
| Quarter to | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026filed Aug 10, 2026 | $112.03B | $5.48B | $6.04 |
| Mar 31, 2026filed May 5, 2026 | $111.72B | $6.28B | $6.90 |
| Dec 31, 2025filed Mar 2, 2026 | $113.22B | $10M | $0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2025filed Oct 28, 2025 | $113.16B | $2.35B | $2.59 |
| Jun 30, 2025filed Aug 11, 2025 | $111.62B | $3.41B | $3.74 |
| Mar 31, 2025filed May 7, 2025 | $109.58B | $6.29B | $6.85 |
From UnitedHealth’s 10-Q and 10-K filings (GAAP; EPS diluted). Earnings over the last four quarters: $15.55 a share.
About UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth Group runs UnitedHealthcare, the country’s biggest health insurer, and Optum, which owns doctors’ practices, a pharmacy benefit manager (Optum Rx) and health data businesses. It’s one of the 30 stocks in the Dow.
What moves UNH stock
- Medical costs: the share of premiums paid out in care (the medical care ratio) is the number investors watch most.
- Medicare Advantage: the government’s yearly payment rates, announced each spring, and any probes into how plans bill Medicare.
- Washington: drug pricing, pharmacy benefit rules and Medicaid funding.
- Guidance: UnitedHealth suspended its outlook in 2025 as costs surged and its CEO stepped down; it has raised its 2026 outlook three times since.
Q3 2026 results (October 13, 2026)
- Revenue of $112.7 billion and adjusted earnings of $4.69 a share.
- The medical care ratio improved to 88.4%.
- Full-year 2026 adjusted earnings now expected to be at least $20.50 a share, the third increase this year.
Sources: UnitedHealth Q3 2026 release (SEC) · Q3 2026 call transcript
Questions
What is UNH stock’s price today?
$417.00 at the last trade, updated every minute above.
Does UNH pay a dividend?
Yes, every quarter. UnitedHealth has paid and raised its dividend for many years.
Why did UNH stock fall so much in 2025?
Medical costs rose much faster than expected, the company suspended its guidance, its CEO stepped down in May 2025, and reports of a federal probe into its Medicare billing added to the pressure.
When does UnitedHealth report earnings?
Usually in mid-January, April, July and October, before the US market opens; it’s often the first big health insurer to report.
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