Three Profitable Companies Leading the Pack in Industry Margins

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) is one of three profitable companies highlighted by StockStory, along with Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) and Texas Pacific Land (NYSE:TPL).

These companies leverage their financial strength to beat the competition. UnitedHealth has a trailing 12-month GAAP operating margin of 4.8%, driven by its massive scale and industry-leading return on capital.

Elevance Health, formerly known as Anthem until its 2022 rebranding, boasts a revenue base of $198.7 billion, giving it meaningful leverage when negotiating reimbursement rates. Its trailing 12-month GAAP operating margin is 3.8%.

Texas Pacific Land owns land in the Permian Basin and earns revenue from oil and gas royalties, water services, and land leases, with a remarkable 74.9% trailing 12-month GAAP operating margin and free cash flow profitability enabling it to fund new investments or reward investors with share buybacks/dividends.