Unitedhealth (UNH) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Price to Earnings was 20.72 in Q3 2026, up 16.5% from 17.79 a year earlier but down 22.2% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Unitedhealth came in at 24.81, down 22.8% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 32.13 in FY2024 (+47.8%), 21.74 in FY2023 (-11.7%), 24.61 in FY2022 (-10.0%) and 27.34 in FY2021 (+26.9%).
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has moved between 13.26 (Q2 2025) and 37.69 (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 100.9%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 60.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, UNH's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 26.64 (Q2 2026), 20.40 (Q1 2026) and 24.81 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 360.06 Bn | 240.69 Bn | 35.71 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 127.13 Bn | 108.51 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 112.93 Bn | 61.69 Bn | 47.21 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.11 Bn | -50.47 Bn | 13.65 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 76.91 Bn | 45.77 Bn | 15.09 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 68.64 Bn | 68.64 Bn | 3.60 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 65.08 Bn | 48.24 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 53.29 Bn | -37.50 Bn | 4.83 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.98 Bn | -40.15 Bn | 8.24 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.56 Bn | -24.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.72 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.64 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.40 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.81 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.79 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.26 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.56 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.13 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.69 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.63 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.74 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.50 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.61 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.44 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.34 |
API Access
Unitedhealth Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "UNH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();