Unitedhealth (UNH) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) posted Shares Outstanding of 902 million for Q2 2026, down 0.6% from 907 million a year earlier and down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Unitedhealth's Shares Outstanding came in at 908 million, down 1.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Unitedhealth's Shares Outstanding was 921 million in FY2024 (-0.8%), 928 million in FY2023 (-1.0%), 937 million in FY2022 (-0.6%) and 943 million in FY2021 (-0.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 23 quarters, with an average decline of 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ranged from 0.3% (Q3 2024) to 1.8% (Q3 2025).
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 908 million (Q1 2026), 908 million (Q4 2025) and 906 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 330.47 Bn | 215.10 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 108.89 Bn | 61.49 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 104.86 Bn | 91.32 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 118.70 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 82.79 Bn | -58.96 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 217.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 70.83 Bn | 40.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 262.99 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 59.11 Bn | 48.20 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 193.15 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.53 Bn | 37.53 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.57 Bn | -42.23 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 120.07 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.12 Bn | -60.16 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 493.82 Mn |
| 10 | Henry Schein | 9.51 Bn | 10.25 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 113.45 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 902.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 908.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 908.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 906.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 907.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 912.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 921.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 923.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 921.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 922.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 928.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 926.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 930.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 933.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 937.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 935.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 937.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 941.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 943.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 943.00 Mn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();