UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $2.21

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a dividend of 2.21 per share by the healthcare conglomerate on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th.

UnitedHealth Group has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 15 years. UnitedHealth Group has a payout ratio of 33.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect UnitedHealth Group to earn $33.22 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $8.84 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 26.6%.

UnitedHealth Group Stock Performance

Shares of UNH stock opened at $294.81 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $313.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $325.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $267.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.41. UnitedHealth Group has a 12-month low of $234.60 and a 12-month high of $606.36.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The healthcare conglomerate reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $113.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.38 billion. UnitedHealth Group had a return on equity of 14.79% and a net margin of 2.69%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $6.81 EPS. UnitedHealth Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.750- EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that UnitedHealth Group will post 29.54 EPS for the current 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.