Unitedhealth (UNH) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2010 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $2.09 billion in Q2 2026, up 4.4% from $2 billion a year earlier and up 4.1% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Unitedhealth's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $8.1 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.92 billion, up 5.1% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $7.53 billion in FY2024 (+11.4%), $6.76 billion in FY2023 (+12.9%), $5.99 billion in FY2022 (+13.5%) and $5.28 billion in FY2021 (+15.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 28 straight quarters, with growth averaging 6.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ran from 3.4% in Q3 2025 to 15.4% in Q1 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, UNH's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.01 billion (Q1 2026), $2 billion (Q4 2025) and $2 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 878.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 102.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 373.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 409.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 116.59 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 120.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 107.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.37 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();