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UnitedHealth Group (CHIX:UNHD) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.70% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is UnitedHealth Group 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. UnitedHealth Group's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.70%.

CHIX:UNHd's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
64.71% of 17 companies
in the Healthcare Plans industry
Industry Median: -0.1 vs CHIX:UNHd: 0.70

Competitive Comparison of UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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UnitedHealth Group 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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UnitedHealth Group (CHIX:UNHd) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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UnitedHealth Group Business Description

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Address
1 Health Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
Website
https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com
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 2024. 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 both affiliated and third-party customers.

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