Unitedhealth UNH
NYSE UNH
$390.11 +5.26 (+1.37%)
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Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) posted quarterly 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% quarter-over-quarter from 12.51 in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unitedhealth (UNH) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.25 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 41.35% year-over-year to 0.25; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.41 (up 31.22% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.49, up 35.35% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped 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.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.21 across 5 years, with a median of 0.29 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 152.76% — and 2024, when it soared 4266.98%.
  • Unitedhealth's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.29 in 2022, then grew 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 plunged by 98.03% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNH's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.25 in Q1 2026, 12.51 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 352.16 Bn 320.69 Bn 36.67 Bn 0.20
2 Cvs Health 118.83 Bn 104.87 Bn 47.23 Bn 0.16
3 Elevance Health 86.85 Bn 50.89 Bn 13.45 Bn 0.23
4 Humana 45.59 Bn 21.72 Bn 5.50 Bn 0.06
5 Centene 31.97 Bn 4.92 Bn 14.55 Bn -
6 Molina Healthcare 10.21 Bn 1.30 Bn 1.43 Bn -
7 Oscar Health 9.60 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.09 Bn -
8 Alignment Healthcare 2.72 Bn 2.02 Bn 180.96 Mn -
9 Clover Health Investments 2.17 Bn 1.93 Bn 153.00 Mn -
10 Progyny 2.01 Bn 1.77 Bn 89.30 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.20
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