Unitedhealth (UNH) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Interest Expenses came in at $962 million for Q2 2026, down 6.3% from $1.03 billion a year earlier but up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Unitedhealth reported Interest Expenses of $3.89 billion, down 5.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4 billion, up 2.5% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $3.91 billion in FY2024 (+20.3%), $3.25 billion in FY2023 (+55.2%), $2.09 billion in FY2022 (+26.0%) and $1.66 billion in FY2021 (-0.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Expenses is $422 million (Q3 2021) to $1.07 billion (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 77.3%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 6.6%).
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Interest Expenses at $955 million (Q1 2026), $974 million (Q4 2025) and $1 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 962.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 757.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 77.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 364.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 79.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 197.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 54.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 962.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 955.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 974.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 998.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 985.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 844.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 830.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 834.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 828.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 754.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 676.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 516.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 467.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 433.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 431.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 422.00 Mn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "UNH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();