Unitedhealth (UNH) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Other Working Capital Changes of -$101 million for Q2 2026, compared with $1.6 billion a year earlier.
Unitedhealth (UNH) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Unitedhealth's Other Working Capital Changes came in at -$557 million; for FY2025, it came in at $4.61 billion, up 11.3% from FY2024.
- Other Working Capital Changes has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Other Working Capital Changes came in at $4.14 billion in FY2024 (+69.4%), $2.44 billion in FY2023 (+77.9%), $1.37 billion in FY2022 (+33.3%) and $1.03 billion in FY2021 (-53.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Other Working Capital Changes spans a low of -$9.78 billion in Q4 2023 and a high of $11.4 billion in Q1 2023.
- The high point for year-over-year Other Working Capital Changes in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 947.0%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 95.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -$2.92 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025) and $962 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -101.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 962.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 544.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 466.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -8.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -446.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -404.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -88.00 Mn |
Unitedhealth Other Working Capital Changes 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-working-capital-changes", "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=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();