UNH
StockUnitedHealth Group Incorporated
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is 30.8% off its high, 609 days in — deeper than the vast majority of its 366 recorded drawdowns. This is the kind of decline the severity score exists to flag.
But down is not the same as cheap: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's P/S Severity Score is 1.0 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Strong
Current Drawdown
-30.8%
Days in Drawdown
609
Avg Max Drawdown
4.9%
Avg Length
37
Drawdown Severity Score™
6.2
UNH - Price & High Water Mark
UNH - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of June 28, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within UNH's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 51% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has been cheaper on this measure only about 98% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-16, the stock is trading at $423.38, which represents a 30.8% decline from its all-time high of $611.98. This drawdown has persisted for 609 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.9% in depth, with an average duration of 37 days. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has gone through 366 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was 82.7%, beginning in 1986. The longest drawdown duration on record was 2658 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated currently stands at 6.21. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 5.0 and 8.0 indicates a rare, significant drawdown: the asset seldom sees declines at this level in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 366 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-14 | Ongoing | 609 days | -30.8% | $611.98 | $423.38 | n/a |
| 2024-10-15 | 2024-11-07 | 24 days | -8.1% | $592.55 | $544.48 | $592.60 |
| 2024-09-05 | 2024-10-14 | 40 days | -4.8% | $589.27 | $561.24 | $592.55 |
| 2024-08-30 | 2024-09-03 | 5 days | -0.2% | $576.97 | $575.63 | $583.90 |
| 2024-08-05 | 2024-08-29 | 25 days | -5.3% | $575.27 | $544.97 | $576.97 |
| 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-02 | 3 days | -0.6% | $562.10 | $558.63 | $575.27 |
| 2024-07-18 | 2024-07-30 | 13 days | -3.2% | $559.13 | $541.01 | $562.10 |
| 2023-12-01 | 2024-07-16 | 228 days | -20.0% | $533.11 | $426.55 | $535.32 |
| 2023-11-27 | 2023-11-30 | 4 days | -2.2% | $527.45 | $515.77 | $533.11 |
| 2022-11-01 | 2023-11-24 | 389 days | -18.5% | $527.45 | $430.00 | $527.45 |
| 2022-08-22 | 2022-10-28 | 68 days | -8.7% | $519.33 | $473.97 | $523.74 |
| 2022-08-17 | 2022-08-19 | 3 days | -0.2% | $517.25 | $516.19 | $519.33 |
| 2022-04-21 | 2022-08-15 | 117 days | -16.9% | $515.31 | $428.16 | $515.85 |
| 2022-04-11 | 2022-04-20 | 10 days | -2.2% | $515.26 | $503.70 | $515.31 |
| 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-06 | 7 days | -2.1% | $491.53 | $481.29 | $501.85 |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-30 | 6 days | -0.5% | $484.59 | $482.01 | $491.53 |
| 2022-03-22 | 2022-03-24 | 3 days | -0.9% | $479.11 | $474.93 | $484.59 |
| 2022-03-18 | 2022-03-21 | 4 days | -0.2% | $478.51 | $477.66 | $479.11 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2022-03-17 | 77 days | -9.8% | $475.74 | $428.98 | $478.51 |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-12-23 | 8 days | -2.2% | $465.20 | $455.18 | $466.14 |
| 2021-12-13 | 2021-12-14 | 2 days | -0.0% | $450.01 | $449.92 | $451.16 |
| 2021-11-10 | 2021-12-07 | 28 days | -5.8% | $435.52 | $410.38 | $437.30 |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-08 | 8 days | -1.8% | $431.89 | $423.98 | $433.90 |
| 2021-10-27 | 2021-10-28 | 2 days | -0.3% | $426.42 | $425.33 | $427.17 |
| 2021-08-23 | 2021-10-20 | 59 days | -9.6% | $401.63 | $362.99 | $408.08 |
| 2021-08-04 | 2021-08-19 | 16 days | -3.8% | $394.33 | $379.43 | $399.92 |
| 2021-07-16 | 2021-08-03 | 19 days | -2.6% | $392.60 | $382.32 | $394.33 |
| 2021-05-11 | 2021-07-15 | 66 days | -7.2% | $391.95 | $363.92 | $392.60 |
| 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-03 | 4 days | -0.7% | $373.94 | $371.38 | $377.99 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2021-04-29 | 4 days | -1.5% | $372.78 | $367.37 | $373.94 |
| 2021-04-22 | 2021-04-23 | 2 days | -0.6% | $371.38 | $369.27 | $372.78 |
| 2021-04-19 | 2021-04-20 | 2 days | -0.3% | $364.12 | $363.03 | $369.26 |
| 2021-03-30 | 2021-04-15 | 17 days | -3.9% | $352.99 | $339.31 | $363.19 |
| 2021-01-08 | 2021-03-19 | 70 days | -11.1% | $338.72 | $300.97 | $340.44 |
| 2020-11-17 | 2021-01-06 | 51 days | -6.6% | $329.92 | $308.07 | $333.38 |
| 2020-11-05 | 2020-11-13 | 9 days | -2.0% | $327.83 | $321.26 | $328.86 |
| 2020-10-14 | 2020-11-04 | 22 days | -8.4% | $306.43 | $280.79 | $327.83 |
| 2020-10-08 | 2020-10-09 | 2 days | -0.2% | $298.81 | $298.10 | $303.12 |
| 2020-08-17 | 2020-10-07 | 52 days | -9.4% | $298.07 | $270.12 | $298.81 |
| 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-14 | 2 days | -0.2% | $296.75 | $296.06 | $298.07 |
| 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-12 | 2 days | -1.1% | $293.83 | $290.56 | $296.75 |
| 2020-06-08 | 2020-08-05 | 59 days | -9.0% | $285.92 | $260.14 | $287.73 |
| 2020-06-03 | 2020-06-05 | 3 days | -2.7% | $280.84 | $273.30 | $285.92 |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-05-29 | 99 days | -35.9% | $278.72 | $178.66 | $279.51 |
| 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-19 | 7 days | -1.5% | $277.05 | $272.76 | $278.72 |
| 2020-01-17 | 2020-02-12 | 27 days | -9.4% | $274.55 | $248.72 | $277.05 |
| 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-15 | 17 days | -3.4% | $270.19 | $260.96 | $270.60 |
| 2019-12-24 | 2019-12-26 | 3 days | -0.2% | $269.39 | $268.89 | $269.90 |
| 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-23 | 4 days | -0.7% | $268.96 | $267.11 | $269.39 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-12-18 | 2 days | -0.5% | $266.60 | $265.17 | $267.39 |
| 2019-11-26 | 2019-12-12 | 17 days | -2.0% | $257.06 | $251.82 | $258.91 |
| 2018-12-04 | 2019-11-25 | 357 days | -24.0% | $257.05 | $195.41 | $257.06 |
| 2005-12-22 | 2013-04-02 | 2658 days | -74.4% | $49.93 | $12.78 | $50.65 |
| 2002-10-24 | 2003-06-11 | 231 days | -23.8% | $19.62 | $14.94 | $19.80 |
| 2002-06-20 | 2002-10-16 | 119 days | -15.6% | $19.02 | $16.05 | $19.15 |
| 2001-05-02 | 2001-07-18 | 78 days | -19.8% | $12.93 | $10.36 | $12.96 |
| 2000-12-29 | 2001-04-25 | 117 days | -17.5% | $12.20 | $10.07 | $12.31 |
| 1998-05-15 | 2000-05-15 | 732 days | -57.0% | $7.10 | $3.06 | $7.29 |
| 1996-02-14 | 1998-04-02 | 779 days | -54.0% | $6.57 | $3.02 | $6.70 |
| 1994-10-13 | 1995-11-02 | 386 days | -36.6% | $5.32 | $3.37 | $5.60 |
| 1994-03-23 | 1994-05-04 | 42 days | -19.6% | $4.59 | $3.69 | $4.65 |
| 1993-07-15 | 1993-09-24 | 72 days | -20.8% | $3.24 | $2.57 | $3.35 |
| 1993-02-05 | 1993-07-14 | 159 days | -37.0% | $3.24 | $2.04 | $3.24 |
| 1992-02-12 | 1992-07-15 | 154 days | -25.6% | $2.24 | $1.67 | $2.25 |
| 1991-08-29 | 1991-10-14 | 47 days | -21.3% | $1.33 | $1.04 | $1.33 |
| 1990-07-17 | 1990-11-15 | 122 days | -27.7% | $0.47 | $0.34 | $0.48 |
| 1986-04-09 | 1990-06-05 | 1518 days | -82.7% | $0.39 | $0.07 | $0.39 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is trading at $423.38 as of Jul 16, 2026. It is 30.8% below its high of $611.98. The drawdown has lasted 609 days. Severity score: 6.2 (Strong).
UNH Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$423.38
High-water mark
$611.98
Current drawdown
-30.8%
Days in drawdown
609
This UNH page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior UnitedHealth Group Incorporated drawdowns.
What History Says About UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated has dropped 25%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 734 days with an average max drop of -47.9%.
The current drawdown of -30.8% has lasted 609 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1986 to Jun 1990 | -82.7% | 1518 days |
| Dec 2005 to Apr 2013 | -74.4% | 2658 days |
| May 1998 to May 2000 | -57.0% | 732 days |
| Feb 1996 to Apr 1998 | -54.0% | 779 days |
| Feb 1993 to Jul 1993 | -37.0% | 159 days |
| Oct 1994 to Nov 1995 | -36.6% | 386 days |
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