Unitedhealth (UNH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Debt Ratio was 0.24 in Q3 2026, down 6.5% from 0.25 a year earlier but up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Unitedhealth came in at 0.25, down 1.8% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.26 in FY2024 (+12.8%), 0.23 in FY2023 (-2.6%), 0.23 in FY2022 (+8.2%) and 0.22 in FY2021 (-1.6%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has moved between 0.20 (Q3 2022) and 0.26 (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has declined for six straight quarters, with an average decline of 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 16.0%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 9.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, UNH's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.24 (Q2 2026), 0.25 (Q1 2026) and 0.25 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 0.24 |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 0.10 |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 0.24 |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 0.24 |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 0.20 |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 0.15 |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 0.22 |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 0.23 |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.24 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
API Access
Unitedhealth Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();