Unitedhealth UNH
NYSE UNH
$393.06 -7.78 (-1.94%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Unitedhealth (UNH) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 2.72 in Q2 2026, up 52.12% year-over-year from 1.79 in Q2 2025, and down 15.95% quarter-over-quarter from 3.23 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Unitedhealth (UNH) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unitedhealth (UNH) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 2.72 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 52.12% year-over-year to 2.72 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.84, a 35.11% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.62, down 20.04% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio was 2.72 for Q2 2026 at Unitedhealth, down from 3.23 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio peaked at 3.78 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.71 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 2.66 and a median of 3.23 in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividend Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividend Coverage Ratio sank 118.8% in 2024 and jumped 579.47% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 3.18 in 2022, then rose by 2.52% to 3.27 in 2023, then dropped by 8.31% to 2.99 in 2024, then sank by 96.36% to 0.11 in 2025, then soared by 2394.99% to 2.72 in 2026.
  • The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 2.72 (Q2 2026), 3.23 (Q1 2026), and 0.11 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Cover (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 354.24 Bn 322.77 Bn 36.67 Bn 2.72
2 Cvs Health 122.38 Bn 108.42 Bn 47.23 Bn 3.41
3 Elevance Health 86.47 Bn 50.52 Bn 13.45 Bn 3.90
4 Cigna 73.02 Bn 65.76 Bn 14.97 Bn 4.58
5 Humana 48.22 Bn 24.35 Bn 5.50 Bn 6.74
6 Centene 31.79 Bn 4.73 Bn 14.55 Bn -
7 Molina Healthcare 9.95 Bn 1.03 Bn 1.43 Bn -
8 Oscar Health 9.53 Bn 976.50 Mn 1.09 Bn -
9 Corvel 3.41 Bn 3.06 Bn - -
10 Alignment Healthcare 2.70 Bn 2.00 Bn 180.96 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.72
Mar 31, 2026 3.23
Dec 31, 2025 0.11
Sep 30, 2025 1.27
Jun 30, 2025 1.79
Mar 31, 2025 3.39
Dec 31, 2024 2.99
Sep 30, 2024 3.23
Jun 30, 2024 2.28
Mar 31, 2024 -0.71
Dec 31, 2023 3.27
Sep 30, 2023 3.47
Jun 30, 2023 3.24
Mar 31, 2023 3.76
Dec 31, 2022 3.18
Sep 30, 2022 3.49
Jun 30, 2022 3.37
Mar 31, 2022 3.78
Dec 31, 2021 3.07
Sep 30, 2021 3.07