Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 7.29% in Q1 2026, up 313.0% year-on-year from 1.77% in Q1 2025, and up 5061.23% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 313.0% year-over-year to 7.29% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.62%, a 114.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.59%, down 158.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 7.29%, up from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for UNH reached as high as 27.64% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 6.52% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 6.81% across 5 years, with a median of 5.94% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 1803 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1926 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 6.52% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 3.99% in 2023, then surged by 122 bps to 0.87% in 2024, then sank by 84 bps to 0.14% in 2025, then jumped by 5061 bps to 7.29% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 7.29% in Q1 2026, 0.14% in Q4 2025, and 5.68% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 7.29%
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 10.06%
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 3.94%
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 8.81%
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 2.86%
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 9.33%
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn -2.98%
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 56.17%
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 10.41%
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 13.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.29%
Dec 31, 2025 0.14%
Sep 30, 2025 5.68%
Jun 30, 2025 5.65%
Mar 31, 2025 4.16%
Dec 31, 2024 0.87%
Sep 30, 2024 16.73%
Jun 30, 2024 7.66%
Mar 31, 2024 0.51%
Dec 31, 2023 -3.99%
Sep 30, 2023 8.38%
Jun 30, 2023 10.98%
Mar 31, 2023 16.93%
Dec 31, 2022 -6.52%
Sep 30, 2022 27.64%
Jun 30, 2022 7.74%
Mar 31, 2022 5.94%
Dec 31, 2021 2.12%
Sep 30, 2021 9.61%
Jun 30, 2021 8.85%