Unitedhealth (UNH) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Debt to Equity of $0.75 for Q1 2026, down 6.97% year-over-year from $0.81 in Q1 2025, and down 4.24% on a QoQ basis from $0.78 in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.75 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt to Equity fell 6.97% year-over-year to $0.75 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.75 (down 6.97% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.78, changed 0.08% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity declined to $0.75 in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $0.78 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.82 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $0.62 in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.78 (2024), against an average of $0.74.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Debt to Equity jumped 31.84%; it then declined 6.97% in 2026.
- Tracing UNH's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.71 in 2022, then declined by 6.38% to $0.66 in 2023, then gained by 18.16% to $0.78 in 2024, then gained by 0.08% to $0.78 in 2025, then dropped by 4.24% to $0.75 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Debt to Equity figures stand at $0.75 (Q1 2026), $0.78 (Q4 2025), and $0.79 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 0.75 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.81 |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 0.72 |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 0.73 |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 0.75 |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 0.76 |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 0.92 |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn | 0.26 |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 1.56 |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.75 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.78 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.82 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.67 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.67 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.69 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.78 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.69 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.71 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.77 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.86 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.88 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.91 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.96 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.95 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.96 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 27.35 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 39.79 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.54 |