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% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 came in at $3.2 billion, down 9.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.2 billion (down 9.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.8 billion, down 1.18% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments slipped to $3.2 billion in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $5.2 billion in Q3 2023 and troughed at $2.9 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $4.0 billion and a median of $3.8 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Short-term Investments surged 79.54% in 2022, then slumped 32.02% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $4.5 billion in 2022, then fell by 7.59% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then retreated by 9.52% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then dropped by 1.18% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then dropped by 14.06% to $3.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Short-term Investments at $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 | 370.74 Bn | 340.93 Bn | 98.90 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 129.62 Bn | 118.00 Bn | 4.43 Bn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.73 Bn | 53.31 Bn | 13.88 Bn |
| 4 | Cigna | 78.23 Bn | 70.61 Bn | -44.29 Bn |
| 5 | Humana | 45.63 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 4.00 Bn |
| 6 | Centene | 32.06 Bn | 8.39 Bn | 49.24 Bn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.16 Bn | 905.08 Mn | 1.53 Bn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.44 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -3.22 Bn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.05 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 135.85 Mn |
| 10 | Clover Health Investments | 2.46 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 154.54 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 |