Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has disclosed Deferred Taxes for 17 consecutive years, with -$733.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 1082.26% to -$733.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$1.8 billion through Dec 2025, down 491.89% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$1.8 billion for FY2025, 491.89% down from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 was -$733.0 million at Unitedhealth, up from -$932.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $341.0 million in Q1 2021, with the low at -$932.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$141.8 million, with a median of -$72.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Deferred Taxes plummeted 1350.0% in 2022, then skyrocketed 1133.33% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$243.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 65.84% to -$83.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 400.0% to $249.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 124.9% to -$62.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 1082.26% to -$733.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods came in at -$733.0 million, -$932.0 million, and -$151.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.