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

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DateValue
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