UNH

UnitedHealth Group
Managed Health Care · Health Care · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$378.58
+1.8% on the session
1-year return
+9.9%
+36.2% over six months
Volatility
34.4%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-28.9%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

UnitedHealth Group is a managed health care name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +9.9%, against -11.0% over three months and -5.0% over one. It trades 7.3% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 34.4% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -28.9%, and it has traded a median $1.7B a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.16 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#43 of 59
Stronger than 28% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#287 of 496

How UNH scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in Managed Health Care.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.8%
1 week+0.2%
1 month-5.0%
3 months-11.0%
6 months+36.2%
1 year+9.9%
12-1 momentum+15.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)34.4%
Max drawdown (1y)-28.9%
Distance vs 200-day average+7.3%
Return per unit of risk0.29
Median daily dollar volume$1.7B
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