Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported FCF Margin of 7.29% for Q1 2026, up 313.0% year-over-year from 1.77% in Q1 2025, and up 5061.23% quarter-over-quarter from 0.14% in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.29% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.29%, up 313.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.62% (down 59.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.59%, down 158.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin climbed to 7.29% in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 22.04% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 45.13% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 4.35% and a median of 5.96% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin plunged 4103 bps in 2023, then surged 4600 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 4.1% in 2022, then tumbled by 1001 bps to 45.13% in 2023, then soared by 102 bps to 0.87% in 2024, then plunged by 84 bps to 0.14% in 2025, then jumped by 5061 bps to 7.29% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNH's FCF Margin at 7.29% in Q1 2026, 0.14% in Q4 2025, and 4.47% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 7.29% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.06% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 8.28% |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 8.81% |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 3.00% |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 8.34% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 9.77% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | 45,648.58% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 9.89% |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | 14.38% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -45.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.61% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.98% |