Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.13% in Q2 2026, up 2.52 percentage points from 4.61% a year earlier but down 0.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Unitedhealth's Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.82% through Jun 30, 2026, down 2.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.24%, down 3.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -4.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 8.07% in FY2024 (-0.64 pp), 8.71% in FY2023 (-0.06 pp), 8.77% in FY2022 (+0.44 pp) and 8.33% in FY2021 (-0.38 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 0.34% (Q4 2025) and 9.23% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.74 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 2.52 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 7.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, UNH's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.05% (Q1 2026), 0.34% (Q4 2025) and 3.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 7.13% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 1.25% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -69.51% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.73% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.14% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.33% |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.24% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 1.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.90% |
API Access
Unitedhealth Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();