Unitedhealth (UNH) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Share-based Compensation of $348.0 million for Q1 2026, down 7.2% year-over-year from $375.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 97.73% quarter-over-quarter from $176.0 million in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $348.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $348.0 million, down 7.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $944.0 million (down 7.54% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $971.0 million, down 4.62% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation grew to $348.0 million in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $176.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $375.0 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at $171.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $254.2 million and a median of $237.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • On a YoY basis, Share-based Compensation climbed as much as 44.44% in 2023 and fell as far as 16.8% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $250.0 million in 2022, then fell by 16.8% to $208.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 10.1% to $187.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 5.88% to $176.0 million in 2025, then soared by 97.73% to $348.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNH's Share-based Compensation at $348.0 million in Q1 2026, $176.0 million in Q4 2025, and $223.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 348.00 Mn
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 266.00 Mn
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 55.00 Mn
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn -
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 51.00 Mn
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn 67.00 Mn
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 33.00 Mn
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn 15.97 Mn
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn 14.02 Mn
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn 12.27 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 348.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 348.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 176.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 223.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 223.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 197.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 197.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 375.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 375.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 187.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 187.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 237.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 237.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 222.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 222.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 372.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 372.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 208.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 208.00 Mn