Unitedhealth UNH
NYSE UNH
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Unitedhealth (UNH) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) posted quarterly 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 reported Short-term Investments for 18 consecutive years, with $3.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Short-term Investments fell 9.68% year-over-year to $3.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.2 billion (down 9.68% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.8 billion, down 1.18% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments fell 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.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $4.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.8 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Short-term Investments surged 79.54% — and 2025, when it slumped 32.02%.
  • Unitedhealth's Short-term Investments stood at $4.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 7.59% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then decreased by 9.52% to $3.8 billion in 2024, then declined by 1.18% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then declined 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 352.16 Bn 320.69 Bn 36.67 Bn
2 Cvs Health 118.83 Bn 104.87 Bn 47.23 Bn
3 Elevance Health 86.85 Bn 50.89 Bn 13.45 Bn
4 Humana 45.59 Bn 21.72 Bn 5.50 Bn
5 Centene 31.97 Bn 4.92 Bn 14.55 Bn
6 Molina Healthcare 10.21 Bn 1.30 Bn 1.43 Bn
7 Oscar Health 9.60 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.09 Bn
8 Alignment Healthcare 2.72 Bn 2.02 Bn 180.96 Mn
9 Clover Health Investments 2.17 Bn 1.93 Bn 153.00 Mn
10 Progyny 2.01 Bn 1.77 Bn 89.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.88 Bn
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