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tomrodyesterday at 2:15 AM2 repliesview on HN

I'm not sure I believe your factoid. Can you cite? UHC is one of the wealthiest companies in the world.


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amazingamazingyesterday at 2:21 AM

their september 2024 earnings put them at 6% margin. that’s not very good. for reference apple is 15%, mcdonalds is 32% and costco is about 3%. that being said compared to a competitor, elevance at 2.5%, they’re doing well. a little worse than allstate (car and home insurance), which is about 7%.

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ladbergyesterday at 2:53 AM

Health insurance does have profit caps, so like the sibling commenter said their margins are small (6%) but also decently under the cap (20%) in the first place.

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