- Unitedhealth Group Inc.
- 29 July 2025 14:15:33
Source: Sharecast
UnitedHealth said FY earnings per share were expected to be no less than $16.00 each, nearly half of the $29.50-$30.00 per share it had initially forecast in December and short of analysts' estimates of $18.00-$20.00. However, UnitedHealth expects to return to earnings growth in FY26 as it looks to strengthen operating disciplines.
Q2 profits also failed to meet expectations, with adjusted profits of $4.08 per share missing Wall Street estimates of $4.48 per share. Quarterly revenues grew to $111.6bn, up $12.8bn year-on-year.
UnitedHealth stated medical cost trends in its Medicare Advantage plans for older adults were expected to run at roughly 7.5% in FY25, higher than expectations of just over 5%, and anticipates that these trends will continue to accelerate to almost 10% in FY26.
UnitedHealth's quarterly medical loss ratio stood at 89.4%, higher than the 88.58% expected by analysts.
As of 1415 BST, UnitedHealth shares were down 3.59% in pre-market trading at $272.00 each.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com