Unitedhealth (UNH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 8.05% in Q1 2026, down 28.0% year-on-year from 11.18% in Q1 2025, and up 2297.43% on a QoQ basis from 0.34% in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 8.05% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 28.0% year-over-year to 8.05% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.43%, a 333.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.24%, down 383.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.05%, up from 0.34% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for UNH reached as high as 11.79% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 0.34% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 7.89% across 5 years, with a median of 8.67% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin surged 367 bps in 2022 and tumbled 640 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 8.32% in 2022, then tumbled by 40 bps to 4.99% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 4.63% in 2024, then sank by 93 bps to 0.34% in 2025, then jumped by 2297 bps to 8.05% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 8.05% in Q1 2026, 0.34% in Q4 2025, and 4.85% in Q3 2025.
Powered by 
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 384.70 Bn | 354.90 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 8.05% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.05 Bn | 124.42 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 13.85% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 82.25 Bn | 46.44 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.71% |
| 4 | Cigna | 75.16 Bn | 67.54 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 2.06% |
| 5 | Humana | 47.47 Bn | 25.57 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 4.42% |
| 6 | Centene | 31.35 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 43.95 Bn | 4.17% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.62 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.30% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.13 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 144.48 Mn | 1.26% |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 10.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.90% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.63% |