UnitedHealth Group reported $14.4 billion in 2024 profits as its UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Optum provider services overcame rising costs and a cyberattack.

UnitedHealth Group reported a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates. On an adjusted basis, the company earned $6.81 per share in the fourth quarter, compared with the average analyst estimate of $6.

But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it had made less than analysts expected.