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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |