Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Operating Income of $9.0 billion for Q1 2026, down 1.41% year-over-year from $9.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2265.79% on a QoQ basis from $380.0 million in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $9.0 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income fell 1.41% year-over-year to $9.0 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $18.8 billion (down 43.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $19.0 billion, down 41.26% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income advanced to $9.0 billion in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $380.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $9.1 billion in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $380.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $7.8 billion (2024), against an average of $7.1 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Income jumped 30.64%; it then slumped 95.11% in 2025.
  • Tracing UNH's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at $6.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 11.58% to $7.7 billion in 2023, then gained by 1.09% to $7.8 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 95.11% to $380.0 million in 2025, then surged by 2265.79% to $9.0 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Operating Income figures stand at $9.0 billion (Q1 2026), $380.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.3 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 345.31 Bn 315.51 Bn 98.90 Bn 8.99 Bn
2 Cvs Health 115.41 Bn 103.79 Bn 4.43 Bn 4.68 Bn
3 Elevance Health 88.60 Bn 53.18 Bn 13.88 Bn 765.00 Mn
4 Cigna 72.05 Bn 64.43 Bn -44.29 Bn 202.00 Mn
5 Humana 39.05 Bn 17.15 Bn 4.00 Bn 1.75 Bn
6 Centene 30.50 Bn 6.84 Bn 49.24 Bn 1.86 Bn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.31 Bn 60.65 Mn 1.53 Bn 83.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 6.86 Bn 63.05 Mn -3.22 Bn 60.61 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 2.69 Bn 1.96 Bn 135.85 Mn 15.50 Mn
10 Progyny 2.12 Bn 1.90 Bn 83.07 Mn 35.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 380.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 9.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 8.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 7.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 7.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 8.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 8.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 8.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 6.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 7.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 6.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 5.98 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 6.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 3.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 4.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 9.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 5.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 5.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 5.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 4.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 4.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 4.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 4.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 4.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 4.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 4.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 3.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 3.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 3.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 3.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 2.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 2.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 3.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 2.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 2.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 2.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 2.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 2.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 2.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 2.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 2.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 2.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 2.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 2.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 2.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 2.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 2.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 2.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 1.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 2.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 1.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 1.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 1.67 Bn