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Unitedhealth (UNH) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with -$2.1 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 39.15% to -$2.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$2.1 billion through Dec 2025, up 39.15% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$2.1 billion for FY2025, 39.15% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was -$2.1 billion at Unitedhealth, down from $97.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $97.9 billion in Q1 2025, with the low at -$7.7 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $41.6 billion, with a median of $36.5 billion recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Retained Earnings crashed 103.87% in 2024, then skyrocketed 4078.6% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $77.1 billion in 2021, then increased by 11.7% to $86.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 11.16% to $95.8 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 103.54% to -$3.4 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 39.15% to -$2.1 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods came in at -$2.1 billion, $97.6 billion, and -$2.5 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.