{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/unitedhealths-profit-jumped-61-on-flat-sales-with-fewer-people-served",
  "title": "UnitedHealth's profit jumped 61% on flat sales, with fewer people served",
  "summary": "Operating cash flow rose 57.9% to $20.0B in six months, even as revenue grew just 0.4% and medical-cost trend stayed elevated.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T20:15:08.115785+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "UnitedHealth Group Incorporated",
    "ticker": "UNH",
    "cik": "731766",
    "sector": "Healthcare",
    "industry": "Healthcare Plans"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-10",
    "accession": "0000731766-26-000197",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176626000197/unh-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-11",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176625000236/unh-20250630.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 447567000000,
      "display": "$447.6B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
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        "label": "Filed company results",
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      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 11.814039242726304,
      "display": "+11.8%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0000731766-26-000197",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-10"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 4.237130977038075,
      "display": "+4.2%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0000731766-26-000197",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-10"
      }
    }
  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "pricing",
      "statement": "Pricing trends drove the revenue increase while fewer people were served, making pricing a key offset to volume pressure.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The increases in revenues were primarily driven by pricing trends at UnitedHealthcare",
      "source_date": "2026-08-10"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "UNH"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}