Unitedhealth (UNH) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Short-term Investments of $3.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 9.68% year-over-year from $3.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 14.06% on a QoQ basis from $3.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $3.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 9.68% year-over-year to $3.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.2 billion (down 9.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.8 billion, down 1.18% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments eased to $3.2 billion in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $5.2 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $2.9 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $3.8 billion (2024), against an average of $4.0 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Short-term Investments soared 79.54%; it then plunged 32.02% in 2025.
- Tracing UNH's Short-term Investments over 5 years: stood at $4.5 billion in 2022, then dropped by 7.59% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then declined by 9.52% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then decreased by 1.18% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 14.06% to $3.2 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Short-term Investments figures stand at $3.2 billion (Q1 2026), $3.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.4 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 2.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 2.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 966.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 908.00 Mn |