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UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter Results

October 15, 2024 | 4 min Read
  • Revenues of $100.8 Billion Grew $8.5 Billion Year Over Year

  • Consumers Served by UnitedHealthcare’s Commercial Domestic Offerings Grew 2.4 Million Year to Date

  • Third Quarter Earnings of $6.51 Per Share Include Cyberattack Impacts

  • Adjusted Earnings of $7.15 Per Share Include $0.12 in Business Disruption Impacts; Exclude $0.28 Direct Response Costs

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported third quarter 2024 results reflecting broad-based growth in the number of people served by Optum and UnitedHealthcare.

“Our continued growth, which positions us well for the coming years, is rooted in the innovative products and responsive service of our people that are embraced each day across the full range of health care participants,” said Andrew Witty, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group.

The company’s full year 2024 net earnings outlook of $15.50 to $15.75 per share reflects the South America operations disposition activities reported in the first half of 2024 and Change Healthcare cyberattack impacts.

The company’s adjusted net earnings outlook of $27.50 to $27.75 continues within the $27.50 to $28.00 range established nearly a year ago, even as it absorbs an estimated $0.75 per share of business disruption impacts for the affected Change Healthcare services, which have increased ~$0.10 per share from the estimate provided last quarter.

Download: UnitedHealth Group Earnings, Including Financial Tables