What if you invested in UnitedHealth in 2005?
UNH · Healthcare · Data through 2026-05-01
If you invested $1,000 in UnitedHealth in 2005
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,202(+820.2%)
The S&P 500 returned $9,202 on the same $1,000. UnitedHealth beat the market by $1,472.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in UnitedHealth starting January 2005
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $34.28 | $1,000 | - |
| 2006 | $45.84 | $1,337 | +33.7% |
| 2007 | $40.34 | $1,177 | -12% |
| 2008 | $39.26 | $1,145 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | $21.90 | $639 | -44.2% |
| 2010 | $25.55 | $745 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | $32.16 | $938 | +25.9% |
| 2012 | $41.11 | $1,199 | +27.8% |
| 2013 | $44.47 | $1,297 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | $59.15 | $1,725 | +33% |
| 2015 | $88.38 | $2,578 | +49.4% |
| 2016 | $97.35 | $2,840 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | $139.42 | $4,067 | +43.2% |
| 2018 | $206.73 | $6,030 | +48.3% |
| 2019 | $239.09 | $6,974 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | $245.16 | $7,151 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | $305.10 | $8,900 | +24.5% |
| 2022 | $438.30 | $12,786 | +43.7% |
| 2023 | $468.92 | $13,679 | +7% |
| 2024 | $487.95 | $14,234 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | $525.37 | $15,325 | +7.7% |
| 2026 | $284.72 | $8,305 | -45.8% |
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