Unitedhealth UNH
NYSE UNH
$393.06 -7.78 (-1.94%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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