Unitedhealth UNH
NYSE UNH
$390.05 +5.20 (+1.35%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Unitedhealth (UNH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) posted quarterly 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 reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 7.13% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 27.0% year-over-year to 7.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.42% (down 310.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.28%, down 173.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin grew to 7.13% in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 0.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 10.77% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.64% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 6.35% across 5 years, with a median of 7.4% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin plunged 797 bps — and 2025, when it surged 740 bps.
  • Unitedhealth's EBT Margin stood at 7.51% in 2022, then plunged by 41 bps to 4.45% in 2023, then decreased by 9 bps to 4.04% in 2024, then sank by 116 bps to 0.64% in 2025, then surged 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 3.63% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 352.16 Bn 320.69 Bn 36.67 Bn 6.22%
2 Cvs Health 118.83 Bn 104.87 Bn 47.23 Bn 3.75%
3 Elevance Health 86.85 Bn 50.89 Bn 13.45 Bn 3.84%
4 Humana 45.59 Bn 21.72 Bn 5.50 Bn 2.33%
5 Centene 31.97 Bn 4.92 Bn 14.55 Bn 2.77%
6 Molina Healthcare 10.21 Bn 1.30 Bn 1.43 Bn 0.84%
7 Oscar Health 9.60 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.09 Bn 7.85%
8 Alignment Healthcare 2.72 Bn 2.02 Bn 180.96 Mn 2.83%
9 Clover Health Investments 2.17 Bn 1.93 Bn 153.00 Mn 3.77%
10 Progyny 2.01 Bn 1.77 Bn 89.30 Mn 11.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.22%
Mar 31, 2026 7.13%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.64%
Sep 30, 2025 3.63%
Jun 30, 2025 3.66%
Mar 31, 2025 7.40%
Dec 31, 2024 4.04%
Sep 30, 2024 9.83%
Jun 30, 2024 7.37%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 4.45%
Sep 30, 2023 10.63%
Jun 30, 2023 7.78%
Mar 31, 2023 7.98%
Dec 31, 2022 7.51%
Sep 30, 2022 10.77%
Jun 30, 2022 8.30%
Mar 31, 2022 8.13%
Dec 31, 2021 4.30%
Sep 30, 2021 7.31%