Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.15% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 8.0% to 0.15% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.15% through Dec 2025, down 8.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.16% for FY2025, 9.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.15% at Unitedhealth, down from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.27% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.15% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.24%, with a median of 0.24% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital increased 4bps in 2022, then fell -8bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.24% in 2021, then increased by 10bps to 0.27% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 0.27% in 2023, then fell by -11bps to 0.24% in 2024, then plummeted by -35bps to 0.15% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.15%, 0.2%, and 0.24% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.