UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

NYSE:UNH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$465.8b

UnitedHealth Group Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

UnitedHealth Group is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 24.5% and 7.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 25.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 25.6% in 3 years.

Key information

24.5%

Earnings growth rate

25.1%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare earnings growth20.7%
Revenue growth rate7.9%
Future return on equity25.6%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated20 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

UnitedHealth Group: Recent Pullback Is A Buying Opportunity For Dividend Growth Investors (Rating Upgrade)

Dec 23

Wall Street Lunch: UnitedHealthcare Executive Gunned Down In New York

Dec 04

UnitedHealth Group: Preparing For December Investor Day, Buy Reiterated

Nov 21

UnitedHealth: Expect A New Normal In CMS Funding - Maintain Buy

Oct 19

UnitedHealth's Q3 Earnings Preview: A Tactical Opportunity Of Note

Oct 11

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Eyes Growth with Goodwill Partnership Amidst Cybersecurity and Financial Challenges

Sep 18
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Eyes Growth with Goodwill Partnership Amidst Cybersecurity and Financial Challenges

UnitedHealth Group's Guidance Is Overly Optimistic

Sep 12

Is UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) A Risky Investment?

Sep 05
Is UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) A Risky Investment?

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's (NYSE:UNH) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

Aug 20
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's (NYSE:UNH) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

UnitedHealth Group: Now Is The Time To Buy This Dividend Compounder

Aug 08

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Aug 05
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

UnitedHealth: Q2 2024 Earnings Review, A Panacea For Investor's Fears

Jul 16

UnitedHealth Group: The Perfect Portfolio Balancer

Jul 08

I'm Sticking To My Call: UnitedHealth Is Among The Best Dividend Growers

Jun 24

UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE:UNH) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 09
UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE:UNH) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

UnitedHealth Group: A Wonderful Business At A Discounted Price

May 24

Investors Appear Satisfied With UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's (NYSE:UNH) Prospects

May 09
Investors Appear Satisfied With UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's (NYSE:UNH) Prospects

UnitedHealth Group: A Quality Compounder With A Recent Pullback

May 01

Investors Can Find Comfort In UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE:UNH) Earnings Quality

Apr 23
Investors Can Find Comfort In UnitedHealth Group's (NYSE:UNH) Earnings Quality

UnitedHealth Group: A Loud Sigh Of Relief In Q1'24

Apr 18

These 4 Measures Indicate That UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 15
These 4 Measures Indicate That UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

UnitedHealth Q1 2024 Earnings Preview: Headwinds Not Enough To Derail This Juggernaut

Apr 10

The Returns At UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Aren't Growing

Apr 02
The Returns At UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Aren't Growing

UnitedHealth: Undervalued Healthcare Stock With 'Sticky' Customers

Mar 18

UnitedHealth Group: Doubling Down On This Dividend Growth Machine

Feb 16

UnitedHealth: Rejoice When The Market Turns Fearful (Upgrade)

Jan 29

Is UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) A Risky Investment?

Jan 15
Is UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) A Risky Investment?

UnitedHealth Group: Preparing For Q4 Earnings

Jan 08

Does UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Jan 02
Does UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

UnitedHealth: A Dividend Grower To Consider For Your Portfolio

Dec 29

UnitedHealth: I Will Get On Board If I Get A Steep Selloff

Dec 05

UnitedHealth: Our Top Long Idea For 2024

Nov 27

UnitedHealth Group: Excellent Healthcare Stock To Buy

Nov 08

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:UNH - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026472,66129,28733,25736,53422
12/31/2025438,87626,21730,51233,27324
12/31/2024401,21714,71629,10226,55523
9/30/2024393,89814,31713,09616,642N/A
6/30/2024385,43914,1036,2069,599N/A
3/31/2024379,48715,36110,51613,885N/A
12/31/2023371,62222,38125,68229,068N/A
9/30/2023359,98221,68726,43529,728N/A
6/30/2023348,51521,10838,19641,375N/A
3/31/2023335,94420,70434,20737,214N/A
12/31/2022324,16220,12023,40426,206N/A
9/30/2022315,11819,43031,32633,957N/A
6/30/2022306,56118,25420,45222,988N/A
3/31/2022297,55017,45019,21621,657N/A
12/31/2021287,59717,28519,88922,343N/A
9/30/2021279,32115,42622,89325,226N/A
6/30/2021272,09914,51218,51220,773N/A
3/31/2021262,91616,88323,08625,236N/A
12/31/2020257,14115,40320,12322,174N/A
9/30/2020252,57516,73220,15122,278N/A
6/30/2020247,81117,09820,28722,301N/A
3/31/2020246,26813,75416,19418,172N/A
12/31/2019242,15513,83916,39218,463N/A
9/30/2019239,67113,33812,67514,654N/A
6/30/2019235,87612,98810,36512,445N/A
3/31/2019231,36712,6178,43010,578N/A
12/31/2018226,24711,98613,65015,713N/A
9/30/2018219,89112,5638,60310,740N/A
6/30/2018213,65711,860N/A17,345N/A
3/31/2018207,62411,222N/A15,509N/A
12/31/2017201,15910,558N/A13,596N/A
9/30/2017196,6338,625N/A14,764N/A
6/30/2017192,6048,108N/A14,421N/A
3/31/2017189,0367,578N/A13,933N/A
12/31/2016184,8407,017N/A9,795N/A
9/30/2016180,9046,551N/A14,715N/A
6/30/2016176,1006,180N/A10,309N/A
3/31/2016165,8786,011N/A9,789N/A
12/31/2015157,1075,813N/A9,740N/A
9/30/2015146,9416,105N/A8,658N/A
6/30/2015138,2116,110N/A9,061N/A
3/31/2015134,5225,933N/A8,912N/A
12/31/2014130,4745,619N/A8,051N/A
9/30/2014128,1585,536N/A6,690N/A
6/30/2014126,0235,504N/A6,886N/A
3/31/2014123,8575,532N/A7,346N/A
12/31/2013122,4895,625N/A6,991N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: UNH's forecast earnings growth (24.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: UNH's earnings (24.5% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: UNH's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: UNH's revenue (7.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.2% per year).

High Growth Revenue: UNH's revenue (7.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: UNH's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (25.6%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 07:00
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is covered by 62 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Hua HaBaird
Andrew MokBarclays