UNH
stock47ModerateUnitedHealth Group
Health Care
Snapshot
Largest US health insurer (UnitedHealthcare) plus Optum health-services arm. Scale and data integration across insurance and care delivery.
Long-Term Total Return
Decade-scale view, dividends reinvested, vs. the S&P 500.
Growth of $10,000 invested at the start of the period, total return (price + reinvested dividends). Illustrative.
Risk Profile
Balanced growth with manageable swings.
2–5 Year Outlook
Hypothetical bear / base / bull scenarios — not a prediction.
Hypothetical 5-year scenarios for $10,000 invested today.
| Scenario | Annualized | Total return | $10,000 → |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull 16%/yr FCF growth, exit 19× FCF | +18.0%/yr | +129% | $22,901 |
| Base 9%/yr FCF growth, exit 16× FCF | +8.3%/yr | +49% | $14,904 |
| Bear 3%/yr FCF growth, exit 11× FCF | -5.2%/yr | -23% | $7,672 |
Projects free cash flow forward and applies an exit valuation multiple (current ≈ 18× FCF). Dividends added at the current yield.
Technical Indicators
Objective price signals — moving averages, RSI, 52-week range — to interpret, not act on.
Illustrative daily prices (last ~9 months) with 50- and 200-day moving averages.
- Below its 200-day moving average — in a longer-term downtrend.
- RSI 34 — neutral (neither overbought nor oversold).
- 14% below its 52-week high.
- MACD is below its signal line (negative momentum).
Technical indicators are objective descriptions of price behavior, not signals to act on. They are computed from illustrative sample prices and say nothing about a company's value. Not investment advice.
Fundamental Trends
Ten-plus years of the figures that drive long-term value.
10-year fundamental trend charts
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Valuation Context
Valuation context
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Moat Analysis
Scale in claims data and a vertically integrated care/insurance model (Optum) create cost and information advantages that are hard to replicate.
Aging demographics and the shift to value-based care expand the addressable market for decades.
Risk Factors
What could impair the long-term thesis.
- Regulatory and political risk to healthcare economics
- Medical-cost inflation
- Headline and litigation risk
Hypothetical Growth
What a past investment would be worth today.
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Forward Scenario Modeler
Project a starting investment across multi-decade horizons.
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Data as of 2025-12-31. Illustrative sample data for research & education — not live market data, and not a recommendation to buy or sell UNH.