UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates within the Hospital and medical service plans sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares UnitedHealth Group Incorporated with three other companies in this sector in UNITED STATES : Cigna Corp (2020 sales of $160.35 billion of which 73% was Health Services), Anthem Inc ($121.87 billion of which 59% was Government Business), and Centene Corporation ($111.12 billion of which 97% was Managed Care).

Sales Analysis. During the second quarter of 2021, sales at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated totalled $71.32 billion. This is an increase of 14.8% from the $62.14 billion in sales at the company during the second quarter of 2020. This was the largest same quarter increase in sales since the second quarter of 2016. During the first two quarters of 2021, sales totalled $141.52 billion, which is 11.8% higher than through the first two quarters of 2020. During the previous 34 quarters, sales at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated have increased compared with the same quarter in the previous year. Sales at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated appear to have some seasonality: during each of the previous 9 years, sales have been highest during the fourth quarter, which has accounted for between 25.1% and 27.8% of the annual sales. During the year ended December of 2020, sales at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated were $257.14 billion. This is an increase of 6.2% versus 2019, when the company's sales were $242.16 billion. This was the fifth consecutive year of sales increases at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (and since 2015, sales have increased a total of 64%). Sales of Optumhealth saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 31.3% in 2020, from $30.32 billion to $39.81 billion. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated also saw significant increases in sales in Optumrx (up 17.8% to $87.50 billion) .