The health insurance and health care services provider sits at No. 5 for a third consecutive year. The company’s $324.2 billion in revenue in 2022 made it the largest Fortune 500 company in the health care sector.
  • As of the end of Q1 2023, UnitedHealthcare, the company’s insurance arm, served nearly 2 million more people than a year earlier, for a total of 52.9 million.
  • Revenue per consumer served in UnitedHealth’s Optum health services division increased 34% in Q1 2023 over the same quarter a year earlier.
  • In March 2023, the U.S. Justice Department dropped an appeal that challenged UnitedHealth Group’s $8 billion acquisition of data analytics company Change Healthcare.
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Company Information

As of 6/5/23
Country/Territory
U.S.
Headquarters
Minnetonka, Minn.
Industry
Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care
CEO
Andrew P. Witty
Company Type
Public
Ticker
UNH
Revenues ($M)
$324,162
Profits ($M)
$20,120
Market Value ($M)
$440,854
Employees
400,000
Acquired Change Healthcare (2022 rank: 825), Oct. 3, 2022. Market value as of March 31, 2023.

Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)

$ millions
% change
Revenues ($M)
$324,162
12.7%
Profits ($M)
$20,120
16.4%
Assets ($M)
$245,705
-
Total Stockholder Equity ($M)
$77,772
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Profit Ratios

Profit as % of Revenues
6.2%
Profits as % of Assets
8.2%
Profits as % of Stockholder Equity
25.9%

Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)

Earnings Per Share ($)
21.18
EPS % Change (from 2021)
17.1%
EPS % Change (5 year annual rate)
14.6%
EPS % Change (10 year annual rate)
14.9%

Total Return

Total Return to Investors (2022)
6.9%
Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized)
20.9%
Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized)
27.5%

UnitedHealth Group Rank History

Historical Data

YearRevenues ($M)Profits ($M)Assets ($M)Total Stockholder Equity ($M)
2022$287,59711.8%$17,28512.2%$212,206$71,760
2021$257,1416.2%$15,40311.3%$197,289$65,491
2020$242,1557%$13,83915.5%$173,889$57,616
2019$226,24712.5%$11,98613.5%$152,221$51,696
2018$201,1598.8%$10,55850.5%$139,058$47,776
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