Unitedhealth (UNH) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) posted Selling, General & Administrative of $14.27 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.6% from $13.78 billion a year earlier but down 7.3% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Selling, General & Administrative at Unitedhealth was $61.88 billion, up 16.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $59.59 billion, up 12.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Unitedhealth's Selling, General & Administrative was $53.01 billion in FY2024 (-3.0%), $54.63 billion in FY2023 (+14.3%), $47.78 billion in FY2022 (+12.2%) and $42.58 billion in FY2021 (+2.1%).
- Quarterly Selling, General & Administrative has run from a low of $10.73 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $17 billion in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative in the past five years was Q4 2025, with growth of 36.0%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 6.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Selling, General & Administrative for the three prior quarters was $15.39 billion (Q1 2026), $17 billion (Q4 2025) and $15.22 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 14.27 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 2.26 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 5.55 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 3.98 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 724.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.73 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();