Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Gross Margin of 88.52% for Q1 2026, up 5552.0% year-over-year from 1.57% in Q1 2025, and down 65.97% on a QoQ basis from 260.14% in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 88.52% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 5552.0% year-over-year to 88.52% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 117.72% (up 7469.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 88.68%, up 5468.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin eased to 88.52% in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 260.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 260.14% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 356.51% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 34.93% (2022), against an average of 48.76%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin slumped 55031 bps; it then jumped 41659 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing UNH's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 193.81% in 2022, then plunged by 284 bps to 356.51% in 2023, then soared by 117 bps to 60.09% in 2024, then surged by 333 bps to 260.14% in 2025, then sank by 66 bps to 88.52% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Gross Margin figures stand at 88.52% (Q1 2026), 260.14% (Q4 2025), and 29.34% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 88.52%
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 13.12%
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 28.04%
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn -451.37%
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 10.61%
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 98.59%
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 14.13%
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn -56,385.78%
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 11.08%
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn 25.29%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 88.52%
Dec 31, 2025 260.14%
Sep 30, 2025 29.34%
Jun 30, 2025 85.19%
Mar 31, 2025 33.00%
Dec 31, 2024 60.09%
Sep 30, 2024 34.58%
Jun 30, 2024 33.78%
Mar 31, 2024 15.71%
Dec 31, 2023 -356.51%
Sep 30, 2023 89.80%
Jun 30, 2023 86.55%
Mar 31, 2023 87.08%
Dec 31, 2022 193.81%
Sep 30, 2022 34.93%
Jun 30, 2022 18.47%
Mar 31, 2022 34.47%
Dec 31, 2021 -122.23%
Sep 30, 2021 34.61%
Jun 30, 2021 34.74%
Mar 31, 2021 36.03%
Dec 31, 2020 88.36%
Sep 30, 2020 84.40%
Jun 30, 2020 87.93%
Mar 31, 2020 36.36%
Dec 31, 2019 89.31%
Sep 30, 2019 89.02%
Jun 30, 2019 16.92%
Mar 31, 2019 35.43%
Dec 31, 2018 36.74%
Sep 30, 2018 88.12%
Jun 30, 2018 88.46%
Mar 31, 2018 88.79%
Dec 31, 2017 -115.91%
Sep 30, 2017 87.94%
Jun 30, 2017 34.97%
Mar 31, 2017 88.35%
Dec 31, 2016 86.73%
Sep 30, 2016 86.77%
Jun 30, 2016 86.86%
Mar 31, 2016 36.15%
Dec 31, 2015 81.98%
Sep 30, 2015 37.99%
Jun 30, 2015 96.90%
Mar 31, 2015 96.88%
Dec 31, 2014 -171.76%
Sep 30, 2014 97.08%
Jun 30, 2014 27.79%
Mar 31, 2014 26.81%
Dec 31, 2013 26.49%
Sep 30, 2013 97.61%
Jun 30, 2013 27.08%
Mar 31, 2013 25.61%
Dec 31, 2012 27.69%
Sep 30, 2012 28.68%
Jun 30, 2012 26.60%
Mar 31, 2012 26.92%
Dec 31, 2011 97.60%
Sep 30, 2011 97.59%
Jun 30, 2011 97.80%
Mar 31, 2011 26.37%
Dec 31, 2010 305.86%
Sep 30, 2010 97.74%
Jun 30, 2010 25.98%
Mar 31, 2010 97.92%
Dec 31, 2009 99.40%
Sep 30, 2009 25.46%
Jun 30, 2009 98.05%
Mar 31, 2009 68.83%