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DCF Valuation
Base-case fair value
$242.40
Intrinsic $323.20 · 25% MOS
Current price: $400.96
Base-case summary
Our base-case DCF for Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) projects 10 years of free cash flow growth at 2.0% for years 1–5 and 1.0% for years 6–10, anchored to a default 8% growth assumption, then applies a 2.5% perpetual growth rate and a 8.0% discount rate. Starting from $19.7B in trailing free cash flow, this produces an intrinsic value of $323.20 per share. A 25% safety margin gives a fair value of $242.40, suggesting the stock is currently 40% overvalued against the $400.96 market price.
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Conservative, Base, and Optimistic fair values, plus the sensitivity matrix and FCF history. Free account.
Model inputs
TTM Free Cash Flow
$19.7B
Cash & equivalents
$31.2B
Total debt
$77.9B
Shares outstanding
910M