Unitedhealth (UNH) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) posted Retained Earnings of $102.02 billion for Q3 2026, up 4.5% from $97.6 billion a year earlier and up 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Unitedhealth's Retained Earnings came in at $95.6 billion, down 0.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Unitedhealth's Retained Earnings was $96.04 billion in FY2024 (+0.3%), $95.77 billion in FY2023 (+11.2%), $86.16 billion in FY2022 (+11.7%) and $77.13 billion in FY2021 (+11.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 3.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 12.8%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 0.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior quarters was $100.96 billion (Q2 2026), $99.88 billion (Q1 2026) and $95.6 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 362.93 Bn | 249.60 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 102.02 Bn |
| 2 | Mckesson | 125.16 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 23.92 Bn |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 113.93 Bn | 62.88 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 66.71 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.83 Bn | -49.64 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 37.37 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 79.88 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 51.39 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 66.55 Bn | 66.55 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.00 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 52.60 Bn | -38.18 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 30.80 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 34.53 Bn | -39.52 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 8.67 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.74 Bn | -24.26 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.71 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 102.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 100.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 99.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 95.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 97.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 97.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 97.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 96.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 96.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 92.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 90.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 95.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 93.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 88.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 86.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 83.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 80.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 78.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 77.13 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();