Unitedhealth (UNH) Common Stock Issued (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Common Stock Issued came in at $240 million for Q3 2026, up 8.1% from $222 million a year earlier and up 87.5% from the prior quarter.
Unitedhealth (UNH) Common Stock Issued (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Unitedhealth reported Common Stock Issued of $623 million, down 40.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $827 million, down 55.2% from FY2024.
- Common Stock Issued carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Common Stock Issued was $1.85 billion in FY2024 (+36.4%), $1.35 billion in FY2023 (+8.0%), $1.25 billion in FY2022 (-7.5%) and $1.36 billion in FY2021 (-5.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Common Stock Issued since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Common Stock Issued increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 37.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Common Stock Issued over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 110.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 89.8%).
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Common Stock Issued at $128 million (Q2 2026), $231 million (Q1 2026) and $24 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Issued (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 240.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 33.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 122.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 25.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 33.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | - |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 8.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 240.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 128.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 231.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 222.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 221.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 360.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 235.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 867.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 258.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 486.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 314.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 411.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 284.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 344.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 169.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 328.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 205.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 551.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 278.00 Mn |
Unitedhealth Common Stock Issued 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=common-stock-issued&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "common-stock-issued", "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=common-stock-issued&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();