UnitedHealth at an Inflection Point: Margin Recovery or Prolonged Challenges?

A great price on a quality business, or are cost pressures revealing structural cracks?In 2025, UnitedHealth Group (UNH +1.19%) faced a notable increase in medical costs amid other challenges, forcing management to cut its earnings guidance in April before withdrawing it completely a month later. As a result, the stock fell nearly 45% from peak to trough as profit margins shrank. The once-steady healthcare insurance giant looked anything but reliable last year.NYSE : UNHUnitedHealth GroupToday's Change( 1.1 ...