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UnitedHealth Raises Profit Outlook as Medical Costs Stabilize

The insurer raised its 2026 adjusted earnings forecast to at least $20.50 per share after reporting a medical-cost ratio of 88.4% in the third quarter.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

First reported by CNBC, 1 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 13 Oct 2026. CNBC published first, on 13 October at 10:01 UTC; MarketWatch followed 1 min later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 13 October at 11:14 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CNBC (major outlet), MarketWatch, Quartz.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. CNBCUnitedHealth Group tops estimates, hikes profit outlook as insurer manages high medical costs
  2. MarketWatchUnitedHealth keeps medical costs under control — and raises its outlook again
  3. QuartzUnitedHealth raises full-year profit forecast after earnings beat in third quarter

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  1. UnitedHealth Group tops estimates, hikes profit outlook as insurer manages high medical costs CNBC ·
  2. UnitedHealth raises full-year profit forecast after earnings beat in third quarter Quartz
  3. UnitedHealth keeps medical costs under control — and raises its outlook again MarketWatch

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