United Health Group raised its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings outlook to at least $20.50 per share in its 13 October results release. Third-quarter revenue was $112.7 billion, with reported earnings of $4.56 per share and adjusted earnings of $4.69. Its medical cost ratio was 88.4%, compared with 89.9% a year earlier. The company also disclosed $610 million of favourable prior-period reserve development affecting that ratio.
United Health Group raised its 2026 adjusted earnings outlook to at least $20.50 per share after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter results. Adjusted earnings reached $4.69 per share, supported by tighter medical-cost controls and improved margins in its Optum healthcare services business. The revised forecast signals progress in the company’s ongoing turnaround despite continued membership declines and healthcare cost pressures.
