Unitedhealth (UNH) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) recorded Dividend Yield of 2.48% in Q3 2026, down 0.02 percentage points from 2.51% a year earlier but up 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Dividend Yield (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Unitedhealth reported Dividend Yield of 2.65%, up 1.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield has increased for four straight years, with a five-year change of +1.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividend Yield came in at 1.63% in FY2024 (+0.24 pp), 1.39% in FY2023 (+0.18 pp), 1.21% in FY2022 (+0.09 pp) and 1.12% in FY2021 (-0.26 pp).
- Quarterly Dividend Yield has ranged from 1.12% in Q4 2021 to 3.26% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Yield in the last five years was a gain of 1.64 percentage points in Q1 2026, against a drop of 0.60 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.15% (Q2 2026), 3.26% (Q1 2026) and 2.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.48% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.12% |
API Access
Unitedhealth Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();