UnitedHealth reports 2026 Q1 profit above Wall Street estimates, vying for a turnaround [Yahoo! Finance Canada]
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (DE) (UNH)
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for the first quarter as the healthcare conglomerate kept costs in check and received improved government payments for its health ?insurance business. The company now expects 2026 adjusted profit per share to be greater than $18.25, an increase of 50 cents from its ?prior forecast of greater than $17.75 per share. Analysts were expecting a profit of $17.86 per share for 2026, according to data compiled by LSEG. On an adjusted basis, the company earned $7.23 ?per share in the first quarter, compared with the average analyst estimate of $6.57 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG, a beat of 66 cents. CFO Wayne DeVeydt said the company is focused on maintaining a "prudent" approach to its 2026 outlook, in order to maintain trust and transparency. "You may say 'it looks like you beat the quarter by more than that. Why not raise by more?'" said DeVeydt. "We like to believe our execution is the primary ?driver, but we want to see if any of ?these trends change in April and M
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- 4/21/26 - Beat
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- 4/21/26 - Form 8-K
- 4/6/26 - Form 4
- 4/6/26 - Form 4
- UNH's page on the SEC website