UnitedHealth Group (XTER:UNH) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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XTER:UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc XTER:UNH
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Price €326.60
GF Value €510.90
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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UnitedHealth Group  (XTER:UNH) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

UnitedHealth Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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UnitedHealth Group Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.47 3.76 3.54 2.83 4.33

XTER:UNH vs CVS, ELV, CI: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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UnitedHealth Group Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

UnitedHealth Group's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, UnitedHealth Group's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=102.397/333.9520*333.9520
=102.397

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

UnitedHealth Group Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 36.912 241.428 51.058
201612 40.024 241.432 55.362
201703 44.241 243.801 60.600
201706 42.696 244.955 58.208
201709 43.193 246.819 58.441
201712 44.709 246.524 60.565
201803 43.889 249.554 58.732
201806 46.851 251.989 62.090
201809 48.655 252.439 64.366
201812 51.235 251.233 68.104
201903 52.805 254.202 69.371
201906 53.776 256.143 70.112
201909 57.871 256.759 75.270
201912 58.416 256.974 75.915
202003 59.286 258.115 76.705
202006 64.200 257.797 83.165
202009 62.858 260.280 80.650
202012 60.942 260.474 78.133
202103 63.617 264.877 80.207
202106 65.564 271.696 80.587
202109 68.361 274.310 83.224
202112 71.469 278.802 85.606
202203 74.319 287.504 86.326
202206 82.995 296.311 93.538
202209 89.951 296.808 101.208
202212 86.623 296.797 97.467
202303 89.497 301.836 99.020
202306 91.121 305.109 99.735
202309 95.962 307.789 104.119
202312 96.913 306.746 105.508
202403 97.542 312.332 104.294
202406 100.533 314.175 106.861
202409 101.401 315.301 107.399
202412 108.277 315.605 114.571
202503 106.990 319.799 111.725
202506 98.636 322.561 102.119
202509 99.397 324.800 102.198
202512 95.576 324.054 98.495
202603 100.668 330.213 101.808
202606 102.397 333.952 102.397

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is UnitedHealth Group (XTER:UNH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, UnitedHealth Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €326.60 is trading 36.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €510.90. GuruFocus considers UnitedHealth Group to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XTER:UNH:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €510.90 vs. price of €326.60 (36.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 5 warning signs

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UnitedHealth Group Business Description

Address 1 Health Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers and provides medical benefits to about 51 million members globally, including 1 million outside the US as of December 2025. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in medical insurance. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's Optum franchises help create a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to affiliates and third parties.
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