Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Net Cash Flow of $3.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 36.64% year-over-year from $5.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 237.06% on a QoQ basis from -$2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $3.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 36.64% year-over-year to $3.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$2.6 billion (down 201.11% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$632.0 million, down 483.03% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow advanced to $3.5 billion in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from -$2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $18.5 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$15.5 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$770.0 million (2022), against an average of $407.5 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Cash Flow reached 995.55% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 5152.12% in 2022.
  • Tracing UNH's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$15.5 billion in 2022, then grew by 12.73% to -$13.5 billion in 2023, then soared by 47.61% to -$7.1 billion in 2024, then jumped by 64.27% to -$2.5 billion in 2025, then surged by 237.06% to $3.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Net Cash Flow figures stand at $3.5 billion (Q1 2026), -$2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.4 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 3.47 Bn
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 1.06 Bn
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 175.00 Mn
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn -647.00 Mn
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 751.00 Mn
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 3.39 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 1.07 Bn
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn 2.03 Bn
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 129.78 Mn
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn 19.43 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -13.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -13.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -2.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -2.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -155.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 18.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 18.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -15.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -15.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 14.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 14.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -770.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -770.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 307.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 307.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -180.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -180.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 3.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -673.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -673.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -4.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -4.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 772.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 772.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 10.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 10.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 584.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 584.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -8.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -8.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 191.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 191.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 6.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 6.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -4.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -4.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.53 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 5.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 5.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 4.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 4.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -2.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -2.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -361.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -361.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 2.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 2.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 178.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 178.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -779.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -779.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 1.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 270.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 832.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 832.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 -1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 232.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 232.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 625.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 625.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -2.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -2.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -510.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -510.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -2.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 -2.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -83.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -83.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 2.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -4.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -4.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 3.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 3.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 -15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 667.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 667.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -454.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -454.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -406.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -406.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 63.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 120.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 120.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 265.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 265.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 2.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 2.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 -640.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -640.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 461.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 461.00 Mn