Unitedhealth (UNH) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $3.2 billion in Q1 2026, down 9.68% year-on-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) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $3.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 9.68% year-over-year to $3.2 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $3.2 billion, a 9.68% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.8 billion, down 1.18% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 stood at $3.2 billion, down from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Short-term Investments for UNH reached as high as $5.2 billion in Q3 2023 and fell as low as $2.9 billion in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $4.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.8 billion in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments soared 79.54% in 2022 and plunged 32.02% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $4.5 billion in 2022, then slipped by 7.59% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then dropped by 9.52% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then retreated by 1.18% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then retreated by 14.06% to $3.2 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Short-term Investments figures were $3.2 billion in Q1 2026, $3.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.4 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 378.05 Bn | 346.83 Bn | 38.23 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.47 Bn | 124.66 Bn | 22.85 Bn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 81.93 Bn | 45.98 Bn | 35.79 Bn |
| 4 | Cigna | 76.59 Bn | 68.73 Bn | -44.29 Bn |
| 5 | Humana | 45.95 Bn | 23.98 Bn | 5.94 Bn |
| 6 | Centene | 31.19 Bn | 7.45 Bn | 43.95 Bn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.26 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.47 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 3.84 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 144.48 Mn |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.56 Bn | 2.34 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 |