Unitedhealth (UNH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.79 in Q1 2026, down 47.58% year-on-year from 9.14 in Q1 2025, and up 1127.64% on a QoQ basis from 0.39 in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 4.79 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 47.58% year-over-year to 4.79 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.03, a 21.7% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.71, down 43.07% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 4.79, up from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Coverage Ratio for UNH reached as high as 16.05 in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 0.39 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 8.83 across 5 years, with a median of 9.26 in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio grew 6.84% in 2022 and plunged 94.97% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 10.19 in 2022, then decreased by 9.12% to 9.26 in 2023, then declined by 16.34% to 7.75 in 2024, then plunged by 94.97% to 0.39 in 2025, then soared by 1127.64% to 4.79 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Coverage Ratio figures were 4.79 in Q1 2026, 0.39 in Q4 2025, and 4.3 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 4.79
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 4.29
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 1.21
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 0.57
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 1.81
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 5.10
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 0.11
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 11.26
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 2.39
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 1.05

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.79
Dec 31, 2025 0.39
Sep 30, 2025 4.30
Jun 30, 2025 2.33
Mar 31, 2025 9.14
Dec 31, 2024 7.75
Sep 30, 2024 8.11
Jun 30, 2024 7.99
Mar 31, 2024 9.40
Dec 31, 2023 9.26
Sep 30, 2023 10.22
Jun 30, 2023 9.73
Mar 31, 2023 10.72
Dec 31, 2022 10.19
Sep 30, 2022 14.46
Jun 30, 2022 15.27
Mar 31, 2022 16.05
Dec 31, 2021 13.07
Sep 30, 2021 13.54
Jun 30, 2021 14.58