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% on a QoQ basis from 0.14% in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.29% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin rose 313.0% year-over-year to 7.29% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.62% (down 59.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.59%, down 158.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin improved to 7.29% in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 22.04% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 45.13% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 5.96% (2024), against an average of 4.35%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin slumped 4103 bps; it then soared 4600 bps in 2024.
- Tracing UNH's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.1% in 2022, then sank by 1001 bps to 45.13% in 2023, then jumped by 102 bps to 0.87% in 2024, then slumped by 84 bps to 0.14% in 2025, then surged by 5061 bps to 7.29% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH FCF Margin figures stand at 7.29% (Q1 2026), 0.14% (Q4 2025), and 4.47% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 7.29% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.06% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 8.28% |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 8.81% |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 3.00% |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 8.34% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 9.77% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn | 45,648.58% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 9.89% |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 12.06% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.75% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.44% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.05% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.37% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.84% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.12% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.48% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.57% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.43% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.15% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 6.28% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.30% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -6.16% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 12.21% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 14.68% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.79% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.25% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.94% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.88% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.26% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.06% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.53% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.00% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.40% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 9.91% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.85% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 2.41% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.86% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -2.27% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 12.16% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -2.61% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 18.49% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.53% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.98% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 11.40% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 2.20% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 4.63% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.23% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 11.84% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 1.57% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 73.46% |