Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, down 41.35% year-over-year from 0.42 in Q1 2025, and down 98.03% on a QoQ basis from 12.51 in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.25 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 41.35% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.41 (up 31.22% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.49, up 35.35% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.25 in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 12.51 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 12.51 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.29 in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.29 (2022), against an average of 1.21.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio sank 152.76%; it then jumped 4266.98% in 2024.
- Tracing UNH's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.29 in 2022, then gained by 1.02% to 0.28 in 2023, then soared by 569.37% to 1.33 in 2024, then jumped by 843.62% to 12.51 in 2025, then sank by 98.03% to 0.25 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 12.51 (Q4 2025), and 0.4 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 0.25 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 0.09 |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn | - |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.51 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.33 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.31 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.19 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.34 |