UnitedHealth Group Incorporated(UNH)
Medical - Healthcare Plans · Eden Prairie, MN
$390.11+5.26 (+1.37%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Medical - Healthcare Plans · Eden Prairie, MN
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 19.79.
Forward PE Ratio (19.79) = Close Price ($390.11) / Consensus Forward EPS ($19.72)
FORWARD PE RATIO
19.79
SECTOR MEDIAN · HEALTHCARE
19.91
median of 68 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-0.63%
vs the sector median at left
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Market Cap
$354.28B
Forward PE Ratio
19.79
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) | $354.28B | 19.79 |
| Elevance Health Inc. (ELV)vs › | $86.86B | 14.75 |
| Cigna Corporation (CI)vs › | $73.33B | 9.10 |
| Humana Inc. (HUM)vs › | $45.49B | 41.39 |
| CVS Health Corp. (CVS)vs › | $118.69B | 11.66 |
| Centene Corp. (CNC)vs › | $32.12B | 13.54 |
Trailing P/E
25.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
19.8
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $19.72 implies +26.8% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $15.55.
At today's $390.11 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $19.72 | $19.42 – $19.90 | 18 | 19.8x |
| 2027-12-31 | $22.42 | $21.07 – $23.86 | 19 | 17.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $26.22 | $23.36 – $29.06 | 13 | 14.9x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute