Unitedhealth (UNH) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Cash & Equivalents came in at $25.85 billion for Q3 2026, down 5.0% from $27.21 billion a year earlier and down 9.6% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Unitedhealth's Cash & Equivalents was $24.37 billion, down 3.7% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $25.31 billion in FY2024 (-0.5%), $25.43 billion in FY2023 (+8.8%), $23.37 billion in FY2022 (+9.3%) and $21.38 billion in FY2021 (+26.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Equivalents is $21.38 billion (Q4 2021) to $41.91 billion (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q3 2022 (growth of 84.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 37.1%).
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Cash & Equivalents at $28.59 billion (Q2 2026), $28 billion (Q1 2026) and $24.37 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 365.22 Bn | 251.88 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 25.85 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 127.33 Bn | 111.26 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 114.34 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.86 Bn | -49.61 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 10.35 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.25 Bn | 47.45 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 6.19 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 68.51 Bn | 68.51 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.97 Bn | 48.29 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 54.10 Bn | -36.68 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 6.94 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 35.04 Bn | -39.00 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 17.89 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.90 Bn | -24.10 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 4.48 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 25.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.38 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "UNH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();