Unitedhealth (UNH) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Interest Expenses of $955.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.31% year-over-year from $998.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.95% quarter-over-quarter from $974.0 million in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $955.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $955.0 million, down 4.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.0 billion (down 2.49% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.0 billion, up 2.46% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses slipped to $955.0 million in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $974.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $1.1 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $433.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $835.4 million and a median of $844.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Interest Expenses surged 77.3% in 2023, then decreased 6.61% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $676.0 million in 2022, then increased by 22.78% to $830.0 million in 2023, then grew by 20.84% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then fell by 2.89% to $974.0 million in 2025, then fell by 1.95% to $955.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Interest Expenses at $955.0 million in Q1 2026, $974.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.0 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 363.95 Bn | 334.15 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 955.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 124.98 Bn | 113.36 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 774.00 Mn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 85.46 Bn | 50.04 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 357.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.39 Bn | 65.77 Bn | -44.29 Bn | - |
| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 193.00 Mn |
| 6 | Centene | 30.02 Bn | 6.36 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 164.00 Mn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.92 Bn | 668.90 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn | 5.38 Mn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.50 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 4.06 Mn |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 154.54 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 955.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 955.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 974.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 974.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 998.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 998.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 985.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 985.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 844.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 844.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 830.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 830.00 Mn |