US EditionUnited Health Group (UNH) Drops After Q2 Earnings
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – UnitedHealth Group cut its 2025 adjusted earnings forecast to $16 per share due to rising Medicare Advantage costs and a 4.3 percentage point increase in medical care ratio, the company said.
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UnitedHealth Predicts Double-Digit Premium Hike for 2026
As UnitedHealth Group released disappointing second-quarter results on July 29, the health care giant indicated rising consumer costs may be in the mix for 2026. The company’s revenue for the quarter totaled $111.6 billion—$2 billion more than the first quarter’s $109.6 billion and $12.8 billion higher than the $98.9 billion reported in the same period in 2024. However, it reported earnings per share of $4.08, falling short of the $4.45 expected…
UnitedHealth Hit By $6.5 Billion Medical Cost Blowout: Launches AI-Led Overhaul, Drops 600K Members To Regain Margins — 'These Are Serious Challenges' - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH)
Healthcare company, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH), says that it will drop 600,000 Medicare Advantage members and launch a sweeping operational overhaul after being blindsided by $6.5 billion in unanticipated medical costs. What Happened: During its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Tim Noel, said, “Our pricing assumptions were well short of actual medical costs.” “We know these are serious challenges. We are h…
UnitedHealth Group Warns of Sharper Profit Decline
UnitedHealth Group issued a grim financial outlook on Tuesday, signaling a more significant hit to its 2025 earnings than Wall Street had anticipated. The health insurance giant now expects adjusted earnings of at least $16 per share next year—sharply down from analysts’ average estimate of $20.91 and the company’s own earlier projections. Shares of UnitedHealth fell more than 4% in early trading following the announcement. The company, which op…
United Health Group (UNH) Drops After Q2 Earnings
Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. UnitedHealthcare Hit Hard 8:45 am Operating earnings at UnitedHealthcare fell to $2.1B, down nearly 50% YoY, as the medical cost ratio surged and Medicare Advantage pricing failed to offset rising utilization: Operating margin dropped from 5.4% → 2.4% Medical trend now tracking ~7.5% vs. pricing of just 5% 2026 pricing is expected to reflect nearly 10% trend gr…
Due to soaring medical costs, U.S. insurance giant UnitedHealth Group (UNH) released its second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday (July 29) below expectations. Its full-year profit forecast was 22.5% lower than analysts' forecast, making it the worst-performing component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average this year.
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