secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH)
CIK:        0000731766
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000731766-26-000121
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

UnitedHealth Q1 EPS $6.90; FY guidance raised; Alegeus deal, $2B buyback
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- Q1 revenues $111.7B (+2% YoY); GAAP EPS $6.90, adjusted $7.23.
- Medical cost ratio improved 90 bps to 83.9%; operating cost ratio up to 13.8%.
- FY2026 guidance raised: GAAP EPS >$17.35, adjusted >$18.25.
- Agreed to acquire Alegeus Technologies (earnings neutral, close H2 2026).
- At least $2B stock buyback expected by end of Q2 2026; Optum UK sale netted $400M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176626000121/0000731766-26-000121-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176626000121/unh-20260421.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000731766-26-000121

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