Francesco Laconi EQUITY RESEARCH
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UnitedHealth Group

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1Market Data
2Colour key:Company filingOnline / marketComputedAnalyst input
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4A — CURRENT MARKET METRICS
5Analysis DateEnter today's date — carried into the report header
6Data Sourcee.g. "Yahoo Finance" | "Bloomberg" | "Broker platform"
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8Current Stock Price397.64$Per share, as of Analysis Date
952-Week High$
1052-Week Low$
11Shares Outstanding911M sharesFrom 10-K cover page or latest quarterly filing
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13Market Capitalization362,250.04$M
14Net Debt54,024$MFrom 10-K balance sheet (Total Debt − Cash)
15Enterprise Value416,274.04$M
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17EV / LTM EBITDA17.85×[computed by recalc.py from EV ÷ LTM EBITDA in Data]
18P / LTM EPS (P/E)30.06×[computed by recalc.py from Price ÷ latest EPS]
19LTM FCF per Share17.65$[computed by recalc.py]
20FCF Yield0.04%[computed by recalc.py]
21Dividend Yield0.02%[computed by recalc.py]
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23B — COST OF CAPITAL (WACC INPUTS)
24Risk-Free Rate (10Y UST)0.0446%Enter as decimal (e.g. 4.46% → 0.0446) | Source: US Treasury
25Equity Risk Premium (ERP)0.0423%Enter as decimal | Source: Damodaran (updated Jan each year)
26Beta (Levered)0.6500×5-year monthly vs. S&P 500 | Source: Yahoo Finance / Macrotrends
27Size Premium0%Usually 0 for large-cap companies | Source: Duff & Phelps
28Company-Specific Risk Premium%Your call: add for single-commodity risk, country risk, etc.
29Cost of Equity (Ke)0.07%
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31Pre-Tax Cost of Debt (Kd)%Enter as decimal | From 10-K: interest expense ÷ avg gross debt
32Marginal Tax Rate%Enter as decimal | Effective tax rate from latest annual filing
33After-Tax Cost of Debt%
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35Debt / Total Capital (market weights)%Enter as decimal | = Total Debt ÷ (Market Cap + Total Debt)
36Equity / Total Capital%
37WACC%
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39C — HISTORICAL SHARE PRICES (fiscal year-end)
40Fiscal YearFY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
41End-of-Year Price ($)
42Source: Yahoo Finance (historical prices) → select fiscal year-end closing price
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44D — PEER VALUATION MULTIPLES (market-sourced)
45MetricFCX (Freeport)TECK (Teck Resources)HBM (Hudbay)CMMC (Capstone)
46EV / EBITDA (×)
47P / E (×)
48FCF Yield (%)
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2COMPANY INFO
3TickerUNH
4Company NameUnitedHealth Group Inc.
5Sector / IndustryHealthcare / Managed Care
6Fiscal Year EndDecember 310.65
7CurrencyUSD
8Current Share Price201.37360,100
9Report Date2026-06-05
10Source (10-K filing date)10-K FY2025 (filed 2026-03-02)
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12INCOME STATEMENT ($M)
1320152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Q1'24Q2'24Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25
14Revenue371,622400,278447,567
15Cost of Goods Sold
16Gross Profit
17SG&A54,62853,01359,592
18R&D
19Total OpEx (excl. COGS)
20EBITDA36,33036,38623,325
21D&A3,9724,0994,361
22EBIT (Operating Income)32,35832,28718,964
23Interest Expense-3,246-3,906-4,002
24Pre-Tax Income29,11220,07114,697
25Tax Expense6,7315,6662,641
26Net Income22,38114,40512,056
27Diluted EPS23.8615.5113.23
28Diluted Shares Out. (M)938.0929.0911.0908.14
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30BALANCE SHEET ($M)
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32Total Cash & Equivalents25,31224,365
33Short-term Debt4,5456,069
34Long-term Debt72,35972,320
35Total Debt76,90478,389
36Net Debt51,59254,024
37Total Current Assets85,77990,582
38Total Current Liabilities103,769114,897
39Total Assets273,720298,278309,581
40Total Liabilities184,964195,687207,883
41Shareholders' Equity88,75692,65894,110
42Minority Interest5,6655,6105,980
43Intangible Assets & Goodwill130,002130,973
44PP&E10,55310,762
45Receivables22,36523,018
46Payables34,33738,032
47Inventory
48Retained Earnings95,77496,03695,603
49CASH FLOW STATEMENT ($M)
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51Cash from Operations29,06824,20419,697
52Capital Expenditures-3,386-3,499-3,622
53Free Cash Flow25,68220,70516,075
54Stock-Based Compensation1,0591,018971
55Dividends Paid-6,761-7,533-7,916
56Share Repurchases-8,000-9,000-5,545
57Historical Share Price (Period-End)
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31. COST OF CAPITAL (WACC)
4Risk-Free Rate (10Y UST)4.5%
5Equity Risk Premium (Damodaran)4.2%
6Beta (Levered)0.7
7Size Premium0.0%
8Company-Specific Risk Premium0.5%
9Cost of Equity (Ke)7.2%
10Pre-tax Cost of Debt (Kd)5.3%
11Marginal Tax Rate24.1%
12After-tax Cost of Debt4.1%
13Debt / Total Capital (market)13.0%
14Equity / Total Capital (market)87.0%
15WACC7.7%
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172. DCF MODEL — BASE CASE
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19─ Assumptions (blue = inputs) ─
20Revenue Growth Rate8.0%
21EBITDA Margin7.5%
22D&A / Revenue1.0%
23CapEx / Revenue0.8%
24Change in NWC / Revenue0.5%
25Effective Tax Rate24.1%
26Terminal Growth Rate3.5%
27Exit EV/EBITDA Multiple12.0
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29─ Projected Financials ($M) ─
30Base Revenue (latest FY)447,567
31Projected Revenue
32Projected EBITDA
33Projected D&A
34Projected EBIT
35Tax on EBIT
36NOPAT (EBIT × (1-t))
37(+) D&A
38(-) Capital Expenditures
39(-) Change in NWC
40Unlevered Free Cash Flow (UFCF)
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42─ Terminal Value ─
43TV: Perpetuity Growth Method
44TV: Exit Multiple Method
45TV Divergence (%)
46Selected Terminal Value (avg)
47Implied TV / EBITDA_5
48Terminal Value as % of EV
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50─ Present Value & Equity Bridge ─
51Discount Factor (1/(1+WACC)^n)
52PV of UFCF
53Sum of PV of UFCFs
54PV of Terminal Value
55Enterprise Value (EV)
56(-) Net Debt (latest)
57(-) Minority Interest
58(+) Non-operating Assets
59Equity Value
60Diluted Shares Outstanding (M)
61DCF Fair Value / Share788.50
62Upside / Downside vs Price98.3%
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643a. DCF — BEAR CASE
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66─ BEAR Assumptions ─
67Revenue Growth Rate8.0%
68EBITDA Margin7.5%
69D&A / Revenue1.0%
70CapEx / Revenue0.8%
71Change in NWC / Revenue0.5%
72Effective Tax Rate24.1%
73Terminal Growth Rate3.5%
74Exit EV/EBITDA Multiple12.0
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77Projected Revenue
78Projected EBITDA
79Projected EBIT
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82TV (Perpetuity Growth)
83TV (Exit Multiple)
84Selected TV (avg)
85PV of UFCFs
86PV of Terminal Value
87Enterprise Value
88BEAR DCF Fair Value / Share557.83
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903b. DCF — BULL CASE
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92─ BULL Assumptions ─
93Revenue Growth Rate8.0%
94EBITDA Margin7.5%
95D&A / Revenue1.0%
96CapEx / Revenue0.8%
97Change in NWC / Revenue0.5%
98Effective Tax Rate24.1%
99Terminal Growth Rate3.5%
100Exit EV/EBITDA Multiple12.0
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102─ BULL Projected UFCF ─
103Projected Revenue
104Projected EBITDA
105Projected EBIT
106UFCF
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108TV (Perpetuity Growth)
109TV (Exit Multiple)
110Selected TV (avg)
111PV of UFCFs
112PV of Terminal Value
113Enterprise Value
114BULL DCF Fair Value / Share1,103.31
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1164. MULTIPLES-BASED VALUATION
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118P/E × EPS
119EV/EBITDA × EBITDA
120EV/EBIT × EBIT
121P/FCF × FCF/Share
122FCF Yield → Price
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1245. REVERSE DCF — IMPLIED GROWTH AT CURRENT PRICE
125Current Market Cap ($M)
126Current Enterprise Value ($M)
127Latest UFCF ($M, proxy = FCF)
128Assumed margin stable at (%)
129Terminal Growth (same as Base)
130Implied Perpetuity Growth Rate
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1336. COMPOSITE FAIR VALUE
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135DCF (Section 2/3)557.83788.501,103.31
136P/E Relative (Section 4)224.91264.60304.29
137EV/EBITDA Relative (Section 4)217.74267.82317.91
138FCF Yield (Section 4)342.05393.36462.77
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140Weighted FV / Scenario
141Scenario Probability
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143COMPOSITE FAIR VALUE335.63428.57547.07
144Current Share Price397.64397.64
145Upside / Downside-15.6%0.08
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1477. SENSITIVITY: WACC × TERMINAL GROWTH → DCF FV/SHARE
148WACC \ TGR| WACC \ TGR | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.5% | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 6.7% | 819 | 924 | 1,062 | 1,251 | 1,526 | | 7.2% | 723 | 804 | 906 | 1,041 | 1,227 | | **7.7%** | 645 | 709 | **788** | 889 | 1,022 | | 8.2% | 581 | 633 | 696 | 774 | 872 | | 8.7% | 528 | 570 | 621 | 683 | 759 |
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1597b. SENSITIVITY: WACC × EXIT MULTIPLE → DCF FV/SHARE
160WACC \ Exit Mult| WACC \ Exit EV/EBITDA | 10.0x | 11.0x | 12.0x | 13.0x | 14.0x | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 6.7% | 514 | 557 | 601 | 644 | 688 | | 7.2% | 502 | 544 | 587 | 629 | 671 | | **7.7%** | 490 | 532 | **573** | 614 | 656 | | 8.2% | 479 | 519 | 560 | 600 | 640 | | 8.7% | 468 | 507 | 547 | 586 | 626 |
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1728. VERDICT
173Rating (BUY / ADD / HOLD / REDUCE / SELL)ADD
17412-Month Target Price
175Conviction (High / Moderate / Low)
176Key Catalyst (with timeframe)
177Key Risk (with quantified downside)
178Thesis Summary (1-2 sentences)
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181P/E Multiple (Bear)
182P/E Multiple (Bull)
183EV/EBITDA Multiple (Bear)
184EV/EBITDA Multiple (Bull)
185FCF Yield (Bear)
186FCF Yield (Bull)
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2MARGINS
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4Gross Margin
5EBITDA Margin9.8%9.1%5.2%
6Operating Margin8.7%8.1%4.2%
7Net Margin6.0%3.6%2.7%
8FCF Margin6.9%5.2%3.6%
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10RETURNS
11Period
12ROE25.2%15.9%12.9%
13ROA8.2%5.0%4.0%
14ROIC28.0%16.1%10.6%
15Interest Coverage10.08.34.7
16Debt / Equity0.80.8
17Current Ratio0.80.8
18Total Debt / EBITDA2.13.4
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20GROWTH RATES (YoY)
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22Revenue Growth7.7%11.8%
23EBITDA Growth0.2%-35.9%
24EPS Growth-35.0%-14.7%
25Net Income Growth-35.6%-16.3%
26FCF Growth-19.4%-22.4%
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29Period
30Book Value / Share94.6299.74103.30
31FCF / Share27.3822.2917.65
32Revenue / Share396.19430.87491.29
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34SOLVENCY & CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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36Primary Structure Margin ($M)
37Primary Structure Ratio
38Secondary Structure Margin ($M)
39Secondary Structure Ratio
40Degree of Asset Rigidity
41Financial Autonomy (Equity)
42Financial Autonomy (LT Debt)
43Financial Autonomy (ST Debt)
44Debt Index
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46LIQUIDITY RATIOS
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48Working Capital ($M)
49Quick Ratio
50Quick Margin ($M)
51Cash Ratio
52Cash Margin ($M)
53Immediate Liquidity Index
54Inventory Index
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56EFFICIENCY & ACTIVITY RATIOS
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58Inventory Turnover
59Days Inventory Outstanding
60Receivables Turnover19.7
61Days Sales Outstanding18.5
62Payables Turnover
63Days Payables Outstanding
64Cash Conversion Cycle (days)
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66VALUATION & SHAREHOLDER METRICS
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68Return on Capital (ROC)
69Gross ROE (EBIT/Equity)
70Hard Assets / Share (PP&E + Cash)
71Tangible Book Value / Share
72Asset Turnover1.361.341.45
73Dividend Payout Ratio30.2%52.3%65.7%
74SBC / Revenue
75SBC / FCF
76FCF Conversion (FCF/NI)114.7%143.7%133.3%
77CapEx / Revenue0.9%0.9%0.8%
78CapEx / D&A0.90.90.8
79Intangibles / Total Assets
80Net Debt / EBITDA1.42.3
81Effective Tax Rate23.1%28.2%18.0%
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84SHAREHOLDER METRICS
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86Dividend Per Share7.218.118.69
87Dividend Yield (on current price)0.040.040.04
88SBC / Net Income4.7%7.1%8.1%
89Buyback Yield4.2%4.8%3.0%
90Total Shareholder Return Yield7.8%8.8%7.3%
91Price / Tangible Book
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93VALUATION MULTIPLES (at current price)
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95P/E8.413.015.2
96P/S0.50.50.4
97P/B2.132.021.95
98P/FCF7.49.011.4
99EV/EBITDA5.46.710.4
100EV/EBIT6.07.612.8
101FCF Yield13.6%11.1%8.8%
102Earnings Yield11.8%7.7%6.6%
103PEG Ratio (3Y / 5Y / 10Y EPS CAGR)
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105ALTMAN Z-SCORE
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107X1: Working Capital / TA-0.1-0.1
108X2: Retained Earnings / TA0.30.30.3
109X3: EBIT / TA (GAAP)0.10.10.1
110X4: Equity / TL (book proxy)0.50.50.5
111X5: Revenue / TA1.41.31.4
112Altman Z-Score2.42.3
113Zone (>2.99=Safe, 1.81-2.99=Gray, <1.81=Distress)
114Z-Score (Mkt Equity X4)
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116DUPONT DECOMPOSITION (ROE = Margin × Turnover × Leverage)
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118Net Profit Margin (NI/Rev)6.0%3.6%2.7%
119Asset Turnover (Rev/TA)1.41.41.5
120Equity Multiplier (TA/Eq)3.13.23.3
121DuPont ROE (check)25.2%15.9%12.9%
122─ 5-Factor DuPont ─
123Tax Burden (NI / PreTax)0.80.70.8
124Interest Burden (PreTax / EBIT)0.90.60.8
125EBIT Margin (EBIT / Rev)8.7%8.1%4.2%
1265-Factor DuPont ROE (check)
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128QUARTERLY TREND ANALYSIS
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130Revenue QoQ
131Net Income QoQ
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136─ Year-over-Year (Quarter) ─
137Revenue YoY-Q
138Net Income YoY-Q
139EPS YoY-Q
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143─ Quarterly Margins ─
144Gross Margin (Q)
145EBITDA Margin (Q)
146Operating Margin (Q)
147Net Margin (Q)
148FCF Margin (Q)
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151COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATES (CAGR)
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153Revenue
154EBITDA
155Net Income
156Diluted EPS
157Free Cash Flow
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169RECONCILIATION CHECKS
170Period
171EBITDA ≠ EBIT+D&A? (should be 0)
172NI ≠ PreTax-Tax? (non-zero = other inc/exp)
173Equity = Assets - Liabilities? (should be 0)
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175VALUATION MULTIPLES (at period-end price)
176Period
177P/E (historical)
178P/S (historical)
179P/B (historical)
180P/FCF (historical)
181EV/EBITDA (historical)
182EV/EBIT (historical)
183FCF Yield (historical)
184Earnings Yield (historical)
185Dividend Yield (historical)
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