UnitedHealth Group's SEC filing (Form 8-K) — UNH's reaction is being measured

UNH's realized reaction is still being measured.

· SEC EDGAR · SEC filing · Form 8-K · Realized reaction, point-in-time, zero look-ahead.

Source headline

Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Oct 13

Via SEC EDGAR

How UNH reacted

Reaction is being measured.

This event is recent. News Quantified labels the realized price reaction once the trading sessions after the news complete — point-in-time, with zero look-ahead. The measured move will appear here, and below in UNH’s reaction history.

Which window

UNH’s news landed in the pre-market window; the main session closed -0.28%.

When it landed
  1. Mainprior session
  2. After-hours4:00 – 8:00 PM
  3. Overnightno tape
  4. Pre-market4:00 – 9:30 AM
  5. Main session9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Segment widths are fixed, so two events on different days sit in comparable places. Hatched segments are real elapsed time with no tape to measure — the overnight halt is not a gap in the data. This event carries no intraday receipt time, so it is not pinned to a minute.

Which window the move landed in1 of 4 windows measured
WindowWhat it answersAnchor priceResult
AllFrom the news to the first main-session close, across every session in between.387.99re-anchored to the first print after the news-0.28%
After-hoursThe move between the closing bell and the overnight halt.—not measured
Pre-marketThe move between the pre-market open and the opening bell.—not measured
MainThe move inside the regular session, from the news to the close.—not measured

The main-session result is measured upstream against the price at the news; the all-sessions result is computed here from its own anchor and close, so the two can differ in the last decimal. After-hours and pre-market are measured upstream but populate on a small minority of events, so this page does not request them. Those rows are unmeasured, not empty.

The same event measured across every session8
UNH reaction across all sessionsUNH reaction across all sessions across 8 horizons: 30 sec -0.06%, 1 min +0.36%, 5 min -0.13%, 10 min -0.12%, 30 min -1.03%, 60 min -0.71%, 90 min -0.38%, 120 min -0.38%.30 sec1 min5 min10 min30 min60 min90 min120 min30 sec: -0.06%1 min: +0.36%5 min: -0.13%10 min: -0.12%30 min: -1.03%60 min: -0.71%90 min: -0.38%120 min: -0.38%-0.06%+0.36%-0.13%-0.12%-1.03%-0.71%-0.38%-0.38%-1.03%0+0.36%
UNH reaction measured across every session, by horizon.
HorizonReaction
30 sec-0.06%
1 min+0.36%
5 min-0.13%
10 min-0.12%
30 min-1.03%
60 min-0.71%
90 min-0.38%
120 min-0.38%
What happened

Where this UNH event came from, and what the tape did with it.

UnitedHealth Group filed Form 8-K with the SEC on Oct 13, 2026. It was one of 2 UnitedHealth Group headlines News Quantified labeled that day, so its measurement window overlaps with the others on a shared tape. The same session also carried UnitedHealth Group's "UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results", each measured on its own clock.

Against the price at the news timestamp, UNH's reaction is still being measured. Because several releases shared that day, their measurement windows overlap and no single headline cleanly owns the move.

Context

How this compares to UNH’s usual reaction.

Across 2,000+ labeled events, UNH’s median 30-minute reaction to all news is -0.03% (48% up); by the close it is -0.11%.

Where this UNH event landedvs 2,000+ measured UNH reactions
UNHMiddle 50% · -0.57% to +0.53%Zero: 0.00%Median: -0.03%Median -0.03%-1.00%0+1.00%
Middle 50% of UNH reactions-0.57% to +0.53%
Median reaction (30-min)-0.03%
Measured reactions2,000+
Point-in-time · zero look-ahead

Half of all UnitedHealth Group news events land between -0.57% and +0.53% at 30 minutes; this one is a single draw from that distribution.

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The record

What the UNH tape carried around this event.

The 20-day average true range into this session was 9.26. UNH carries no market-cap or price-to-earnings figure on this record, and no short interest, so none is shown.

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Similar UNH events

How comparable UNH events have landed.

Across 5 other recent UnitedHealth Group SEC filing events, the median close-day reaction was -0.22%. Each is measured the same way, from its own news timestamp.

DateHeadline5-minTo close
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Sep 08-0.95%-2.95%
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jul 16-0.84%-6.95%
Form 11-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Dec 31-0.17%+0.01%
Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Jun 01-0.11%+2.14%
Form DEFA14A UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC-0.16%-0.22%
Go deeper

8 more UNH events, each measured the same way.

Recent UNH events, each with its measured reaction8
That same day, across the market6
Peer tickers, measured the same way4
The same day

UNH carried 1 other record that day.

Each was measured the same way, from its own timestamp.

RecordEvent5-minTo close
UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 ResultsPress release——
Method

How the numbers are made.

How was UNH's 5-minute reaction measured?

From the news timestamp, not the trading day: News Quantified takes the last trade before this SEC filing (Form 8-K) as the base price and measures the move five minutes of trading later — point-in-time, zero look-ahead. The same clock produced the to-close figure.

What is UnitedHealth Group's median reaction, and how does this event compare?

UnitedHealth Group's median is drawn from 2,000+ labeled events; at 30 minutes it sits at -0.03%, and -0.11% by the close. This event's move is one draw from that distribution — ordinary or outlier, the chart's median ticks show which.

2 UnitedHealth Group headlines shared Oct 13, 2026. Whose reaction is this?

Each of the 2 same-day UnitedHealth Group events is measured from its own timestamp, but their windows overlap on one tape, so we show the cluster rather than pretending a single headline owns the move.

Does a measured reaction predict UnitedHealth Group's next reaction?

No. a measured reaction is a realized fact about Oct 13, 2026, not a forecast. Past reactions describe a distribution; they say nothing certain about any future move.

Cite this data

How to cite this reaction.

News Quantified. "Form 8-K UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC For: Oct 13." UNH realized price reaction, Oct 13, 2026. Retrieved from https://newsquantified.com/tickers/unh/news/form-8-k-unitedhealth-group-for-oct-13-2026-10-13

Canonical URL: https://newsquantified.com/tickers/unh/news/form-8-k-unitedhealth-group-for-oct-13-2026-10-13

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