Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. UnitedHealth Group's Net Income for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1,409 Mil. UnitedHealth Group's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was $99,796 Mil. Therefore, UnitedHealth Group's net margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -1.41%.
The historical rank and industry rank for UnitedHealth Group's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
UNH'
s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.7 Med: 5.51 Max: 6.21
Current: 4.05
UNH's Net Margin % is ranked better than 71.43% of 21
companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 2.33
vs UNH: 4.05
UnitedHealth Group Net Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for UnitedHealth Group's Net Margin % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
UnitedHealth Group Net Margin % Distribution
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where UnitedHealth Group's Net Margin % falls into.
UnitedHealth Group Net Margin % Calculation
Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
UnitedHealth Group's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Net Margin % Explanation
Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.
But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealth Group) Business Description
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 53 million members globally, including 5 million outside the U.S. as of mid-2023. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
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