Unitedhealth (UNH) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) recorded Payables of $39.74 billion in Q2 2026, up 15.8% from $34.33 billion a year earlier and up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Unitedhealth reported Payables of $38.03 billion, up 10.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has increased for 16 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Payables came in at $34.34 billion in FY2024 (+7.4%), $31.96 billion in FY2023 (+15.3%), $27.72 billion in FY2022 (+12.5%) and $24.64 billion in FY2021 (+9.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has increased for 20 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Payables has ranged between 3.0% (Q1 2024) and 19.1% (Q1 2023) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $38.63 billion (Q1 2026), $38.03 billion (Q4 2025) and $36.03 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 39.74 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 17.17 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 63.73 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 6.63 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 10.41 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 54.70 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 38.28 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 7.61 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 17.97 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 39.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.29 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Payables 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=payables&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();