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% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $3.5 billion, down 36.64% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$2.6 billion (down 201.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$632.0 million, down 483.03% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow grew to $3.5 billion in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from -$2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $18.5 billion in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$15.5 billion in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $407.5 million and a median of -$770.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Net Cash Flow climbed as much as 995.55% in 2022 and fell as far as 5152.12% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$15.5 billion in 2022, then rose by 12.73% to -$13.5 billion in 2023, then surged by 47.61% to -$7.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 64.27% to -$2.5 billion in 2025, then jumped by 237.06% to $3.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNH's Net Cash Flow at $3.5 billion in Q1 2026, -$2.5 billion in Q4 2025, and -$1.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 3.47 Bn
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 1.06 Bn
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 175.00 Mn
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn -647.00 Mn
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 751.00 Mn
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn 3.39 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 1.07 Bn
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn 2.03 Bn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn 129.78 Mn
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn 94.96 Mn

Historic Data

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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