Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Operating Expenses of $102.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 2.26% year-over-year from $100.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 8.95% on a QoQ basis from $112.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $102.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 2.26% year-over-year to $102.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $430.9 billion (up 14.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $428.6 billion, up 16.47% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $102.7 billion in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $112.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $112.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $73.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $91.0 billion (2024), against an average of $90.3 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Operating Expenses climbed 21.28%; it then increased 2.26% in 2026.
  • Tracing UNH's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $75.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 14.29% to $86.7 billion in 2023, then advanced by 7.26% to $93.0 billion in 2024, then gained by 21.28% to $112.8 billion in 2025, then dropped by 8.95% to $102.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Operating Expenses figures stand at $102.7 billion (Q1 2026), $112.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $108.8 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 102.73 Bn
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 95.75 Bn
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 47.88 Bn
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn 66.14 Bn
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 37.89 Bn
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 48.08 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 10.71 Bn
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn 3.94 Bn
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 1.22 Bn
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn 47.69 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 102.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 112.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 108.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 106.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 100.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 93.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 92.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 90.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 91.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 86.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 83.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 84.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 83.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 75.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 73.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 73.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 73.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 68.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 66.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 65.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 63.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 61.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 60.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 52.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 59.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 55.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 55.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 55.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 55.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 53.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 51.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 51.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 51.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 48.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 46.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 46.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 45.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 44.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 42.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 43.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 41.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 41.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 38.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 33.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 33.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 30.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 29.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 30.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 29.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 28.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 27.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 28.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 28.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 26.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 24.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 25.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 24.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 23.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 23.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 23.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 23.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 22.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 21.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 21.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 21.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 20.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 20.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 20.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 20.34 Bn