Unitedhealth (UNH) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Capital Expenditures of $763.0 million for Q1 2026, down 15.03% year-over-year from $898.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 19.51% on a QoQ basis from $948.0 million in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $763.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 15.03% year-over-year to $763.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.5 billion (down 4.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.6 billion, up 3.52% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures eased to $763.0 million in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $948.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $991.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $555.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $853.0 million (2024), against an average of $827.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Capital Expenditures soared 36.94%; it then retreated 15.03% in 2026.
- Tracing UNH's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $866.0 million in 2022, then grew by 10.74% to $959.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 4.9% to $912.0 million in 2024, then increased by 3.95% to $948.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 19.51% to $763.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Capital Expenditures figures stand at $763.0 million (Q1 2026), $948.0 million (Q4 2025), and $890.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 763.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 849.00 Mn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 235.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 267.00 Mn |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 121.00 Mn |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 200.00 Mn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 27.00 Mn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn | 8.79 Mn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 7.36 Mn |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 6.35 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 763.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 763.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 948.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 948.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 890.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 890.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 886.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 886.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 898.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 898.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 912.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 912.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 991.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 991.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 853.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 853.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 743.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 743.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 959.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 959.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 838.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 838.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 829.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 829.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 760.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 760.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 866.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 866.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 724.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 724.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 657.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 657.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 555.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 555.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 695.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 695.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 629.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 629.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 562.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 562.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 568.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 568.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 574.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 574.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 557.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 557.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 451.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 451.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 469.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 469.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 650.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 650.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 444.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 444.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 415.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 415.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 562.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 562.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 558.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 558.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 545.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 545.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 483.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 483.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 477.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 477.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 632.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 632.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 466.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 466.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 418.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 418.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 507.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 507.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 485.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 485.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 407.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 407.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 388.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 388.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 425.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 425.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 484.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 484.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 356.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 356.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 343.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 343.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 373.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 373.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 404.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 404.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 405.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 405.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 363.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 363.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 353.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 321.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 321.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 361.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 361.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 302.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 302.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 323.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 323.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 284.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 284.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 321.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 321.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 196.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 269.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 269.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 261.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 261.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 290.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 290.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 303.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 303.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 213.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 213.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 330.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 330.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 205.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 205.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 211.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 211.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 132.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 132.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 256.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 256.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 172.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 172.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 151.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 151.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 160.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 160.00 Mn |