Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 9.19% year-over-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and up 258.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$938.0 million in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has reported Tax Provisions for 18 consecutive years, with $1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 9.19% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (down 66.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.9 billion, down 60.86% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions improved to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from -$938.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $1.7 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$938.0 million in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.4 billion in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions jumped 42.22% — and 2025, when it sank 193.15%.
- Unitedhealth's Tax Provisions stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then dropped by 9.41% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then slipped by 14.95% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 193.15% to -$938.0 million in 2025, then soared by 258.0% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UNH's Tax Provisions at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, -$938.0 million in Q4 2025, and $686.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 352.16 Bn | 320.69 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 118.83 Bn | 104.87 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 982.00 Mn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 86.85 Bn | 50.89 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 483.00 Mn |
| 4 | Humana | 45.59 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
| 5 | Centene | 31.97 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 399.00 Mn |
| 6 | Molina Healthcare | 10.21 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 7 | Oscar Health | 9.60 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 21.18 Mn |
| 8 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.72 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 180.96 Mn | 1.27 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 | 13.09 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -938.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 686.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 510.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 919.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.10 Bn |