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UnitedHealth Group UNH Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$111.72B+2.0%
Gross profit$98.9B+1.8%
Operating income$9.0B-1.4%
Net income$6.3B-0.2%
EPS (diluted)$6.90+0.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$28.0B-8.8%
Total debt$77.9B-4.1%
Total equity$103.90B+3.1%
Total assets$312.64B+0.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$8.9B+63.3%
CapEx$763.0M-15.0%
Free cash flow$8.1B+78.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$362.83B-48.7%
Enterprise value$412.75B-44.2%
P/E30.1×-1.9×
P/S0.8×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin88.6%+0.4pp
Operating margin4.2%-4.0pp
Net margin2.7%-2.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.8%-11.1pp
Debt / equity0.8×-0.1×
Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from UnitedHealth Group’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: UnitedHealth Group’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is UnitedHealth Group's earnings yield?
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported earnings yield of 4.9% in Q1 2026.
How has UnitedHealth Group's earnings yield changed year-over-year?
UnitedHealth Group's earnings yield increased by 6.3% year-over-year, from 4.6% to 4.9%.
What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's earnings yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's earnings yield has grown at a 7.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 16.5% to 22%.
What does earnings yield mean?
The company's annual profit as a percentage of its market price — the flip side of the P/E.
How do you interpret earnings yield?
Higher means more earnings per dollar invested. Easy to compare directly against bond yields to judge the relative attractiveness of equity.
How does earnings yield compare across companies?
Comparable across profitable companies and against fixed-income yields; undefined when earnings are negative.