UNH (UnitedHealth Group) Moat Score : 9/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)

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What is UnitedHealth Group Moat Score?

UnitedHealth Group has the Moat Score of 9, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

UnitedHealth Group has Wide Moat: UnitedHealth Group has a robust wide moat due to its market leadership, strong brand, extensive network effects, and significant regulatory barriers. Its scale and innovation in healthcare services provide durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes UnitedHealth Group might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of UnitedHealth Group's Moat Score

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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 Moat Score Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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UnitedHealth Group Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

CI CVS ELV HUM CNC MOH OSCR ALHC PGNY CLOV SZSE:000503 BSP:ODPV3 NSE:MEDIASSIST BJSE:870656 BSP:QUAL3 MIL:HI NEUE ROCO:6665 PFHO

Traded in Other Exchanges

UNH:Peru UNH:Mexico 1UNH:Italy UNHd:UK 0R0O:UK UNH0:Germany UNH:Germany UNH:Germany UNH:Germany UNH:Germany UNH:Chile UNH:Canada UNHH34:Brazil UNH:Austria

Address

1 Health Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344

Website

https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com

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