What is UNH's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 25.6× over the last five years. Available history contains 859 weekly observations from May 10, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

UnitedHealth (UNH) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

UNH's P/E of 26.8x is higher than 58% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

UNH year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	17.6×	12%
Dec 30, 2024	33.4×	91%
Dec 25, 2023	22.9×	55%
Dec 26, 2022	26.0×	71%
Dec 27, 2021	31.2×	100%
Dec 28, 2020	20.1×	30%
Dec 30, 2019	21.1×	48%
Dec 31, 2018	18.8×	29%
Dec 25, 2017	25.1×	98%
Dec 26, 2016	23.6×	98%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
AAgilent Technologies	35.1×	87%
ABBVAbbVie	80.5×	76%
ALGNAlign Technology	26.4×	10%
AMGNAmgen	27.2×	78%

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What is UNH's current P/E?: UNH's P/E of 26.8x is higher than 58% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is UNH's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 25.6× over the last five years. Available history contains 859 weekly observations from May 10, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.