Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 3.0% to 0.13% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Dec 2025, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.13% at Unitedhealth, down from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.26% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.13% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.22%, with a median of 0.23% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity decreased -10bps in 2024, then rose 6bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.24% in 2021, then grew by 8bps to 0.26% in 2022, then dropped by -3bps to 0.25% in 2023, then crashed by -39bps to 0.15% in 2024, then dropped by -17bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.18%, and 0.22% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.