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UNH (UnitedHealth Group) EBIT : $32,236 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is UnitedHealth Group EBIT?

UnitedHealth Group's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $9,104 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $32,236 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. UnitedHealth Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 11.56%. UnitedHealth Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 342.14%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. UnitedHealth Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 9.57%.


UnitedHealth Group EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for UnitedHealth Group's EBIT 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.

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UnitedHealth Group EBIT Chart

UnitedHealth Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22,405.00 23,970.00 28,435.00 32,358.00 23,977.00

UnitedHealth Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
EBIT Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 845.00 6,650.00 8,688.00 7,794.00 9,104.00

Competitive Comparison of UnitedHealth Group's EBIT

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where UnitedHealth Group's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


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UnitedHealth Group EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $32,236 Mil.

* 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) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

UnitedHealth Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2025 ))/ count )
=36476 * ( 1 - 20.13% )/( (247707 + 256274)/ 2 )
=29133.3812/251990.5
=11.56 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

UnitedHealth Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2024  Q: Mar. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=36416/( ( (10553 + max(-68647, 0)) + (10734 + max(-67513, 0)) )/ 2 )
=36416/( ( 10553 + 10734 )/ 2 )
=36416/10643.5
=342.14 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(22365 + 0 + 8212) - (68561 + 3317 + 27346)
=-68647

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(26936 + 0 + 9036) - (70702 + 3296 + 29487)
=-67513

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

UnitedHealth Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=32236/337009.183
=9.57 %

* 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.


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UnitedHealth Group Business Description

Address
1 Health Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers and provides medical benefits to about 51 million members globally, including 1 million outside the US as of December 2024. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in medical insurance. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's Optum franchises help create a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
Executives
John F Rex officer: EVP Chief Financial Officer C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Stephen J Hemsley director, officer: Pres & COO, UnitedHealth Grp 200 WASHINGTON AVE N, SUITE 200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Kristen Gil director C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Timothy Patrick Flynn director JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
John H Noseworthy director C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Erin Mcsweeney officer: EVP Chief People Officer EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Thomas E Roos officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Andrew Witty director, officer: CEO, UHG C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Charles D. Baker director 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Dirk C Mcmahon officer: President & CEO, UHC C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Mcnabb Frederick William Iii director C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Richard T Burke director 3962 TOMAHAWK TRAIL, MEDINA MN 55340
Rupert M Bondy officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Paul R Garcia director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Brian R Thompson officer: CEO, UnitedHealthcare C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343

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