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% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.25, down 41.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.41 (up 31.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.49, up 35.35% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.25 in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 12.51 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 12.51 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.29 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.21 and a median of 0.29 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 152.76% in 2022, then soared 4266.98% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.29 in 2022, then climbed 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 tumbled 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 | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 0.25 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 0.09 |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | - |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 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 |