UnitedHealth Group (UNH): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for UnitedHealth Group, an S&P 500 component in the Health Care sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $421.49 |
| Sector (GICS) | Health Care |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | -4.03% |
| Total return over period | -11.56% |
| Annualized volatility | 36.68% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.21 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.27 |
| Max drawdown | -61.39% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -5.91% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.12 |
| Period range | $231.57 – $599.78 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) has posted an annualized return of -4.03% with annual volatility of 36.68%, a negative Sharpe ratio: over this period it did not beat the risk-free Treasury rate. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -61.39%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.12, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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