Unitedhealth (UNH) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability came in at $2.53 billion for Q3 2026, down 20.1% from $3.16 billion a year earlier and down 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Unitedhealth's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability was $2.42 billion, down 33.1% from FY2024.
- Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability was $3.62 billion in FY2024 (+19.8%), $3.02 billion in FY2023 (+9.1%), $2.77 billion in FY2022 (-15.2%) and $3.27 billion in FY2021 (-3.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability is $1.66 billion (Q3 2022) to $4.17 billion (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 13.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 81.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 54.5%).
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability at $2.72 billion (Q2 2026), $2.86 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.42 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.27 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability 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=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-deferred-tax-liability", "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=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();