Unitedhealth (UNH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported EBT Margin of 7.13% for Q1 2026, down 27.0% year-over-year from 9.76% in Q1 2025, and up 1220.76% quarter-over-quarter from 0.64% in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 7.13% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.13%, down 27.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.42% (down 249.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.28%, down 173.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin climbed to 7.13% in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 0.64% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 50.32% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.64% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 8.78% and a median of 7.4% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBT Margin jumped 4560 bps in 2023, then slumped 4627 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 4.72% in 2022, then surged by 966 bps to 50.32% in 2023, then plunged by 92 bps to 4.04% in 2024, then plunged by 116 bps to 0.64% in 2025, then jumped by 1221 bps to 7.13% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNH's EBT Margin at 7.13% in Q1 2026, 0.64% in Q4 2025, and 2.85% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 11.65% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 4.66% |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 23.13% |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 4.23% |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 4.20% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 0.27% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | 12,220.58% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 0.93% |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | 3.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.81% |