As of today (2024-04-23), UnitedHealth Group's share price is $491.03.
UnitedHealth Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $11.17. Hence, UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 43.97.
The historical rank and industry rank for UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
UNH'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.96 Med: 16.79 Max: 44.88
Current: 43.97
During the past 13 years, UnitedHealth Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 44.88. The lowest was 9.96. And the median was 16.79.
UNH's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 85.71% of 14
companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: 13.32
vs UNH: 43.97
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of UnitedHealth Group was -69.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, UnitedHealth Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 42.90% per year. The lowest was 0.10% per year. And the median was 18.60% per year.
UnitedHealth Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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UnitedHealth Group Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
17.32
16.75
24.14
21.52
19.23
UnitedHealth Group Quarterly Data
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
13.07
11.88
17.92
19.23
44.30
Competitive Comparison
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
UnitedHealth Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
UnitedHealth Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
UnitedHealth Group's Share Price of today is $491.03.
UnitedHealth Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $11.17.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealth Group) Business Description
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 53 million members globally, including 5 million outside the U.S. as of mid-2023. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
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