NYSE: UNH · Healthcare Plans
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 26 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values UnitedHealth Group (UNH) at $375.26 a share. The stock last closed at $371.90, which puts the model's fair value 0.9% above the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.
Faircurve Insights · 26 Sep 2026
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a comprehensive healthcare enterprise across the United States, structuring its diverse services into four key divisions: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx.
Faircurve's model found a fair value of $375.26 a share on 26 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run on 19 Sep 2026 gave $381.18, so the fair value moved -1.6%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days is $335.31 to $445.73, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The evidence grade is Medium.
The overall quality score is 65 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compares UnitedHealth Group Incorporated with CVS Health Corp., Elevance Health Inc., Cigna Corporation, Humana Inc., Centene Corp., Molina Healthcare, Inc., and Progyny, Inc. The stock moved around its last 8 earnings reports by a median size of 5.9%.
Written from the figures on this page for the 26 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give UNH?
The calibrated range for UNH over 63 trading days is $335.31 to $445.73. It sits around the last close, and its width comes from the volatility that UNH's own options imply (40% a year), calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The fair value is the model's opinion and rides beside the range. It is not the centre of it.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $308.89 to $447.87. In 49% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does UNH score on business quality?
UnitedHealth Group's overall quality score is 65 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 76 | 12.4%ROIC | 10.1% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 94 | 1.67xFCF / net income | 0.44x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 56 | 11.8%Revenue growth, trailing | 11.7% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 27 | 0.5%Net buybacks / market value | 3.0% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 58 | 1.74xNet debt / EBITDA | 2.25x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 36 | 1.5 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 0.8 pts |
How does UNH compare with similar companies?
The companies in healthcare plans closest to UnitedHealth Group in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS CVS Health Corp. | $86.46 | $91.86 | +6.2% | Fairly valued |
| ELV Elevance Health Inc. | $386.43 | $406.78 | +5.3% | Fairly valued |
| CI Cigna Corporation | $270.53 | $356.02 | +31.6% | Undervalued |
| HUM Humana Inc. | $388.36 | $345.39 | -11.1% | Fairly valued |
| CNC Centene Corp. | $62.99 | $73.22 | +16.2% | Undervalued |
| MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc. | $189.54 | $194.41 | +2.6% | Fairly valued |
| PGNY Progyny, Inc. | $25.23 | $29.21 | +15.8% | Undervalued |
When does UNH report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
UnitedHealth Group's next earnings report is scheduled for 27 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 7.7% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 13 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction. UNH's 30 day implied volatility works out to about 11.6% over one month.
How UNH moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 5.9%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2026 | +1.8% |
| 21 Apr 2026 | +9.3% |
| 27 Jan 2026 | -16.4% |
| 28 Oct 2025 | -2.9% |
| 29 Jul 2025 | -5.7% |
| 17 Apr 2025 | -27.3% |
| 16 Jan 2025 | -6.2% |
| 15 Oct 2024 | -5.6% |
UnitedHealth Group at a glance
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) operates as a comprehensive healthcare enterprise across the United States, structuring its diverse services into four key divisions: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx.
- Market value
- $342.0B
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Healthcare Plans
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $455.8B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- -0.3%
- Analysts with estimates
- 18
- Beta to the US market
- 0.36
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices UnitedHealth Group on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 19 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for UNH was $381.18. As of 26 Sep 2026 it is $375.26, a change of -1.6%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about UnitedHealth Group's valuation
Is UnitedHealth Group stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, UNH reads as Fairly valued as of 26 Sep 2026. The model's fair value is $375.26 a share against a last close of $371.90, a gap of +0.9%.
What is UNH's fair value?
$375.26 a share as of 26 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $308.89 to $447.87.
What price range does the model give UNH?
$335.31 to $445.73 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does UnitedHealth Group report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 27 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has UNH moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 5.9%, ignoring direction. The largest was -27.3% around the report of 17 Apr 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for UNH is medium. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.