---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000731766-24-000146"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNH"
cik: "0000731766"
company_name: "UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2024-04-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T22:31:43.024003+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UnitedHealth Q1 net loss $1.53/shr on Brazil sale and cyberattack; adj EPS $6.91, revenue $99.8B

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $99.8B (+$8B YoY); net loss per share $1.53 includes $7B Brazil charge and $0.74 cyberattack impact.
- Adjusted EPS $6.91 ($0.25 business disruption included); full-year adjusted EPS outlook unchanged at $27.50-$28.00.
- Cyberattack direct response costs $0.49/shr Q1; total FY2024 impact estimated at $1.15-$1.35/shr.
- Medical care ratio 84.3% (up from 82.2%); added $800M claims reserves prudently; DCP 47.1 days.
- Returned $4.8B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks in Q1; cash flow from ops $1.1B impacted by $3B provider support.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000731766-24-000146
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNH
- cik: 0000731766
- company_name: UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2024-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176624000146/0000731766-24-000146-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176624000146/unh-20240416.htm

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