UnitedHealth Stock Soars After Q3 Shock – Is a Bigger Rally Ahead?
UnitedHealth’s third-quarter report released Oct. 28 largely vindicated that turnaround strategy. Revenue climbed 12% year-over-year to $113.2 billion, helped by strong growth in both its insurance (UnitedHealthcare) and health-services (Optum) unitsbusinesswire.com. The company delivered adjusted EPS of $2.92, beating the $2.80 Wall Street averagemarketscreener.com, despite EPS plunging from $7.15 a year ago due to higher costs. On the call, Hemsley noted that results were on track with management’s plan: “We remain focused on strengthening performance and positioning for durable and accelerating growth in 2026 and beyond,” he saidmarketscreener.com. UnitedHealth also raised its full-year 2025 profit outlook to at least $16.25 per sharebusinesswire.comreuters.com,