Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 2.13% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 250.0% to 2.13% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.22% through Dec 2025, down 143.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 5.67% for FY2025, 265.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q4 2025 was 2.13% at Unitedhealth, down from 4.85% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 44.76% in Q4 2021, with the low at 2.13% in Q4 2025.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 10.78%, with a median of 10.52% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw EBITDA Margin soared 889bps in 2021, then tumbled -3411bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 44.76% in 2021, then tumbled by -76bps to 10.65% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 10.5% in 2023, then crashed by -56bps to 4.63% in 2024, then crashed by -54bps to 2.13% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods came in at 2.13%, 4.85%, and 4.61% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.