Unitedhealth (UNH) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.37 in Q2 2026, down 34.26% year-over-year from 0.56 in Q2 2025, and up 18.98% quarter-over-quarter from 0.31 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Unitedhealth (UNH) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has reported Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.37 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 34.26% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.54, a 54.12% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.62, up 25.06% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.37 for Q2 2026 at Unitedhealth, up from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 9.18 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 1.42 in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.75 and a median of 0.31 in 2023 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio plunged 631.96% in 2024 and jumped 2649.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then dropped by 2.46% to 0.31 in 2023, then grew by 9.07% to 0.33 in 2024, then soared by 2649.34% to 9.18 in 2025, then tumbled by 95.99% to 0.37 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.37 (Q2 2026), 0.31 (Q1 2026), and 9.18 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 354.24 Bn | 322.77 Bn | 36.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 122.38 Bn | 108.42 Bn | 47.23 Bn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 86.47 Bn | 50.52 Bn | 13.45 Bn |
| 4 | Cigna | 73.02 Bn | 65.76 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 5 | Humana | 48.22 Bn | 24.35 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 6 | Centene | 31.79 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 14.55 Bn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.95 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 9.53 Bn | 976.50 Mn | 1.09 Bn |
| 9 | Corvel | 3.41 Bn | 3.06 Bn | - |
| 10 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.70 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 180.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.18 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.42 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |