Unitedhealth (UNH) Change in Accrued Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Change in Accrued Expenses came in at -$1.06 billion for Q3 2026, compared with $63 million a year earlier.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Change in Accrued Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Unitedhealth reported Change in Accrued Expenses of $2.17 billion, up 172.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.67 billion, down 32.4% from FY2024.
- Change in Accrued Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -20.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Change in Accrued Expenses was $2.46 billion in FY2024 (-29.9%), $3.52 billion in FY2023 (+79.0%), $1.96 billion in FY2022 (+69.0%) and $1.16 billion in FY2021 (-78.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Change in Accrued Expenses since Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, Change in Accrued Expenses increased in two of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 18.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Accrued Expenses over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 204.9%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 94.8%).
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Change in Accrued Expenses at $97 million (Q2 2026), $1.06 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.08 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accrued Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 353.57 Bn | 234.20 Bn | 35.71 Bn | -1.06 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.38 Bn | 104.76 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 107.38 Bn | 56.14 Bn | 47.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.31 Bn | -50.27 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 77.17 Bn | 46.04 Bn | 15.09 Bn | -334.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 64.41 Bn | 53.31 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 36.14 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 62.87 Bn | 46.04 Bn | 2.60 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 51.94 Bn | -35.92 Bn | 5.50 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 34.44 Bn | -60.26 Bn | 9.52 Bn | -3.07 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.70 Bn | -24.30 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 22.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 97.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 63.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 127.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -607.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 267.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -231.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 823.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -249.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 548.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 609.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 218.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 589.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.00 Mn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Change in Accrued Expenses 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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();