This information was obtained from Yahoo’s financial reports site (http://finance.yahoo.com). This is Operating Income. You could argue that their income per share is low. I would argue that the job they fulfill in our society requires that their profits remain even lower given their purpose.
| Quarter ending 6-30-09: | Aetna | $2.475 billion |
| Coventry Health Care | $619 million | |
| CIGNA | $378 million | |
| Humana | $1.073 billion | |
| UnitedHealth | $859 million | |
| WellPoint (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) | $3.592 billion |