Unitedhealth (UNH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's EBIT Margin came in at 5.82% for Q3 2026, up 2.01 percentage points from 3.81% a year earlier but down 1.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Unitedhealth reported EBIT Margin of 5.32%, down 0.74 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.24%, down 3.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -4.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 8.07% in FY2024 (-0.64 pp), 8.71% in FY2023 (-0.06 pp), 8.77% in FY2022 (+0.44 pp) and 8.33% in FY2021 (-0.38 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is 0.34% (Q4 2025) to 9.23% (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.42 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 2.52 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 7.38 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UNH's EBIT Margin at 7.13% (Q2 2026), 8.05% (Q1 2026) and 0.34% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 359.00 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 5.82% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 123.95 Bn | 105.32 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 1.45% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 111.19 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 3.29% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 91.22 Bn | -51.36 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 4.18% |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.47 Bn | 47.34 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 3.25% |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.32 Bn | 55.22 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 63.37 Bn | 46.54 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 1.12% |
| 8 | Humana | 51.41 Bn | -36.45 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 33.72 Bn | -60.99 Bn | 9.52 Bn | -0.61% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | -24.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.82% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.51% |
API Access
Unitedhealth EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();