Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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