Unitedhealth (UNH) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's Short term Debt was $3.83 billion in Q2 2026, down 32.8% from $5.7 billion a year earlier and down 40.9% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Unitedhealth (UNH) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short term Debt at Unitedhealth came in at $6.07 billion, up 33.5% from FY2024.
- Short term Debt has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short term Debt was $4.55 billion in FY2024 (+6.3%), $4.27 billion in FY2023 (+37.4%), $3.11 billion in FY2022 (-14.1%) and $3.62 billion in FY2021 (-24.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Short term Debt since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short term Debt was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short term Debt over five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 97.9%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 49.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, UNH's Short term Debt in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $6.48 billion (Q1 2026), $6.07 billion (Q4 2025) and $7.74 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.62 Bn |
API Access
Unitedhealth Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();