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% on a QoQ basis from $974.0 million in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $955.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 4.31% year-over-year to $955.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.0 billion (down 2.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.0 billion, up 2.46% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses eased to $955.0 million in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $974.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $1.1 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $433.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $844.0 million (2024), against an average of $835.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Expenses soared 77.3%; it then fell 6.61% in 2025.
- Tracing UNH's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $676.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 22.78% to $830.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 20.84% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then dropped by 2.89% to $974.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.95% to $955.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Interest Expenses figures stand at $955.0 million (Q1 2026), $974.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 955.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 774.00 Mn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 357.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn | - |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 193.00 Mn |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 164.00 Mn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn | 5.38 Mn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 4.06 Mn |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 834.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 834.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 828.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 828.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 754.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 754.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 676.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 676.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 516.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 516.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 467.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 467.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 433.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 433.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 431.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 431.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 422.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 422.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 410.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 410.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 397.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 397.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 401.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 401.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 395.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 395.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 430.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 430.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 437.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 437.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 437.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 437.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 449.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 449.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 418.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 418.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 400.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 400.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 374.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 374.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 353.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 353.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 344.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 344.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 329.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 329.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 308.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 308.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 294.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 294.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 301.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 301.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 283.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 283.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 268.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 268.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 269.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 269.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 271.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 271.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 259.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 259.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 260.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 229.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 229.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 151.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 151.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 150.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 150.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 151.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 151.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 152.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 152.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 155.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 160.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 160.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 176.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 176.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 178.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 178.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 176.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 176.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 178.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 178.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 173.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 173.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 158.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 158.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 153.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 148.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 148.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 139.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 139.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 129.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 129.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 119.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 119.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 118.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 118.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 118.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 118.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 119.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 119.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 119.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 119.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 125.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 144.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 144.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 137.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 137.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 139.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 131.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 131.00 Mn |