Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2025)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has disclosed Shares Repurchased for 17 consecutive years, with $2.5 billion as the latest value for Q2 2025.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased changed N/A to $2.5 billion in Q2 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $5.5 billion through Dec 2025, down 38.39% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.5 billion for FY2025, 38.39% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q2 2025 was $2.5 billion at Unitedhealth, down from $3.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $5.0 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at $956.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $2.0 billion, with a median of $1.6 billion recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Shares Repurchased crashed 38.56% in 2021, then surged 231.47% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Repurchased stood at $1.0 billion in 2021, then dropped by 4.76% to $1.0 billion in 2022, then surged by 50.0% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then soared by 231.47% to $5.0 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 48.81% to $2.5 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Repurchased over the past three periods came in at $2.5 billion, $3.0 billion, and $5.0 billion for Q2 2025, Q1 2025, and Q4 2024 respectively.