Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%