Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 3.94% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.03%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for UNH reached as high as 0.01% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 0.01% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2025.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Invested Capital climbed as much as 0 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 0 bps in 2022.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then slipped by 14 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then declined by 18 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then slumped by 31 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then increased by 4 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 379.45 Bn | 348.22 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.05 Bn | 124.24 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 82.11 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Cigna | 76.64 Bn | 68.79 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Humana | 46.13 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 0.02% |
| 6 | Centene | 31.18 Bn | 7.44 Bn | 43.95 Bn | -0.49% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.35 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.58 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 3.90 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 144.48 Mn | - |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.57 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 83.07 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.01% |