UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Announces Quarterly Dividend of $2.32 (NYSE:UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 11th. Investors of record on Monday, September 14th will be given a dividend of 2.32 per share by the healthcare conglomerate on Tuesday, September 22nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th.

UnitedHealth Group has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 15 consecutive years. UnitedHealth Group has a payout ratio of 35.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect UnitedHealth Group to earn $22.42 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $9.28 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 41.4%.

UnitedHealth Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:UNH opened at $405.73 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market cap of $368.46 billion, a PE ratio of 26.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.62. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $415.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $352.20. UnitedHealth Group has a 1-year low of $255.96 and a 1-year high of $461.62.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $6.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.94 by $1.44. UnitedHealth Group had a net margin of 3.14% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The firm had revenue of $112.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $110.81 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.08 EPS. The business’s revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 19.500-20.000 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that UnitedHealth Group will post 19.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UnitedHealth Group Company Profile

UnitedHealth Group Inc is a diversified health care company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, that operates two primary business platforms: UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Founded in 1977, the company provides a broad range of health benefits and health care services to individuals, employers, governmental entities and other organizations. Its operations span commercial employer-sponsored plans, individual and Medicare and Medicaid programs, and services for customers and health systems in the United States and selected international markets.

UnitedHealthcare is the company’s benefits business, administering health plans and networks, managing provider relationships, and offering coverage products for employers, individuals, and government-sponsored programs.