UnitedHealth Group stock rose on Tuesday after the health insurer beat Wall Street’s earnings expectations and raised its full-year profit forecast.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) executives said first-quarter 2026 performance came in ahead of internal plans across all major business segments, citing improving pricing discipline, operational execution and early benefits from technology and process changes.

After a tough past twelve months that at one point saw the stock down by more than half, UnitedHealth Group (UNH +7.90%) shareholders finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Artificial intelligence is one of the tentpoles of UnitedHealth's turnaround effort, and the company's top brass offered a look at where it's making key investments.

UnitedHealth climbed by 6.96 percent on Tuesday to close at $346.01 apiece as investors cheered its plans to invest in artificial intelligence, while welcoming a higher growth outlook for full-year

UnitedHealth Group is betting big on AI in 2026 — $1.5 billion to be exact. During the company’s Q1 earnings call, leaders fleshed out how that investment is materializing. “Think about it this way: A third of this is explicitly invested into ...

Maternal and infant health remains a significant challenge across the country. To support better outcomes for both pregnant women and their babies, industry giant UnitedHealth Group is investing in doulas. Its insurance arm recently expanded a doula ...

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Learn more UnitedHealth Group has posted net earnings of $6.48bn for the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026), compared with $6.47bn in the same quarter a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders increased to $6.