The numbers UNH said it expected, in its earnings releases of the last 3 years, next to what it then reported for the same period. Each target links to the sentence in the release; each result to the 10-Q or 10-K it was first reported in.
Of 1 range targets with a reported result: 0 came in above the last range given, 0 within it, 1 below it.
Of 1 minimum or maximum targets ("at least", "no more than") with a reported result: 0 were kept, 1 were not.
2 full-year targets were dropped quietly: the next release, before the year ended, gave other targets for that year but said nothing about these.
| Target | What the company said | Reported | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diluted EPS Fiscal 2026 |
Given at least $17.10 release 2026-01-27
Raised at least $17.35 release 2026-04-21
Changed $18.45 to $18.95 release 2026-07-16
Changed at least $19.50 release 2026-10-13
|
– | Not reported yet |
The company's wordsPage 1 of 21 UnitedHealth Group Reports 2025 Results and Issues 2026 Outlook … Earnings Outlook Greater Than $17.10 Per Share; release 2026-01-27 Full Year 2026 Earnings Outlook Raised to Greater Than $17.35 Per Share; release 2026-04-21 Updated Full Year 2026 Earnings Outlook Range to $18.45 to $18.95 Per Share; release 2026-07-16 Updated Full Year 2026 Earnings Outlook to At Least $19.50 Per Share; release 2026-10-13 | |||
| Diluted EPS (company-defined) Fiscal 2026 |
Given at least $17.75 release 2026-01-27
Raised at least $18.25 release 2026-04-21
Changed $19.50 to $20.00 release 2026-07-16
Changed at least $20.50 release 2026-10-13
|
– | No standard number |
The company's wordsPage 6 of 21 2026 Guidance … Adjusted Earnings Greater Than $17.75 Per Share release 2026-01-27 The company expects full year 2026 adjusted net earnings of greater than $18.25 per share. release 2026-04-21 The company now expects full year 2026 adjusted net earnings between $19.50 to $20.00 per share resulting from performance year-to-date and an improved outlook for the remainder of the year. release 2026-07-16 The company now expects full year 2026 adjusted net earnings of at least $20.50 per share, incorporating experience through the third quarter 2026. release 2026-10-13 | |||
| Revenue Fiscal 2026 |
Given at least $439.00B release 2026-01-27
|
– | Dropped; not reported yet |
The company's wordsFull Year 2026 Revenue Outlook Greater Than $439.0 Billion; release 2026-01-27 | |||
| Diluted EPS Fiscal 2025 (ended 2025-12-31) |
Given $24.65 to $25.15 release 2025-04-17
Changed at least $14.65 release 2025-07-29
Raised at least $14.90 release 2025-10-28
|
$13.23 10-K filed 2026-03-02 |
Below the minimum |
The company's wordsUnitedHealth Group revised its 2025 performance outlook established in December 2024 to net earnings of $24.65 to $25.15 per share and adjusted earnings of $26 to $26.50 per share. release 2025-04-17 Full Year 2025 Earnings Outlook of at least $14.65 Per Share, Adjusted Earnings of at least $16.00 Per Share release 2025-07-29 Raises Full Year 2025 Earnings Outlook to at least $14.90 Per Share; release 2025-10-28 | |||
| Diluted EPS (company-defined) Fiscal 2025 (ended 2025-12-31) |
Given at least $16.00 release 2025-07-29
Raised at least $16.25 release 2025-10-28
|
– | No standard number |
The company's wordsUnitedHealth Group Re-Establishes Full Year Outlook … Full Year 2025 Earnings Outlook of at least $14.65 Per Share, Adjusted Earnings of at least $16.00 Per Share release 2025-07-29 and Raises Full Year 2025 Earnings Outlook … Adjusted Earnings of at least $16.25 Per Share release 2025-10-28 | |||
| Diluted EPS Fiscal 2024 (ended 2024-12-31) |
Given $17.60 to $18.20 release 2024-04-16
Lowered $15.95 to $16.40 release 2024-07-16
|
$15.51 10-K filed 2025-02-27 |
Below the range |
The company's wordsThe company updated its full year 2024 net earnings outlook to $17.60 to $18.20 per share to reflect the Brazil sale and the estimated direct response costs of the cyberattack. release 2024-04-16 The company updated its full year 2024 net earnings outlook to $15.95 to $16.40 per share to reflect the classification to held for sale of its remaining South America operations and the estimated Change Healthcare cyberattack impacts. release 2024-07-16 | |||
1 target far from the company's reported total, so not compared (usually a target for one product, segment or definition)
- Revenue, Fiscal 2025 (ended 2025-12-31): said $101.10B to $101.60B, reported $447.57B. The company's words
Targets are read from the sentences of the EX-99 exhibits of 8-K item 2.02 filings (12 releases since 2024-01-12), without AI; in outlook tables only the first column is read. The result compares the reported number with the last range given before the period was reported. Results come from SEC's XBRL company facts, as first reported. A company's target can use its own definition (META's capital expenditures include finance lease payments, for example), so read the quote.
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