Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 in Q1 2026, down 41.35% year-on-year from 0.42 in Q1 2025, and down 98.03% on a QoQ basis from 12.51 in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.25 in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 41.35% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.41, a 31.22% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.49, up 35.35% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.25, down from 12.51 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for UNH reached as high as 12.51 in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 0.29 in Q4 2022.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.21 across 5 years, with a median of 0.29 in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 152.76% in 2022 and jumped 4266.98% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.29 in 2022, then rose by 1.02% to 0.28 in 2023, then surged by 569.37% to 1.33 in 2024, then soared by 843.62% to 12.51 in 2025, then plunged by 98.03% to 0.25 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 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 | 384.70 Bn | 354.90 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 0.25 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.05 Bn | 124.42 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 82.25 Bn | 46.44 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 0.23 |
| 4 | Cigna | 75.16 Bn | 67.54 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Humana | 47.47 Bn | 25.57 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Centene | 31.35 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 43.95 Bn | - |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.62 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.13 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 144.48 Mn | - |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.48 Bn | 2.26 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 |