UNH

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Healthcare · NYSE · Market cap $353.7bn

$401.43

as of 16 Oct 2026, 13% below its 52-week high

Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 2.26%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 2.50%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 1.9×Pays 51% of earnings
Cash cover: 2.8×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +12.6% a yearLast cut in FY1999
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated8 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $2.45

Compared with US companies in Healthcare (47)

Trailing yield is higher than 37 of the 46 other US companies in Healthcare.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 32 of the 38 other US companies in Healthcare with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

High

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Risk is 0

UNH against US companies in Healthcare (47)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Sept 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of UNH’s past readings.

P/E20.1×P1, good for this measure
Yield2.5%P72, good for this measure
FCF payout35.8%P19, good for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA6.41P14, good for this measure
DGR 5y10.9%P0, poor for this measure
ROIC2.5%P100, good for this measure

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