Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, down 9.19% year-on-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and up 258.0% on a QoQ basis from -$938.0 million in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions fell 9.19% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion, a 66.79% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.9 billion, down 60.86% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at $1.5 billion, up from -$938.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Tax Provisions for UNH reached as high as $1.7 billion in Q3 2023 and fell as low as -$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.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions surged 42.22% in 2022 and tumbled 193.15% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Provisions stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 9.41% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then declined by 14.95% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 193.15% to -$938.0 million in 2025, then surged by 258.0% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Provisions figures were $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 | 384.70 Bn | 354.90 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.05 Bn | 124.42 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 981.00 Mn |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 82.25 Bn | 46.44 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 483.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cigna | 75.16 Bn | 67.54 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 409.00 Mn |
| 5 | Humana | 47.47 Bn | 25.57 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 395.00 Mn |
| 6 | Centene | 31.35 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 43.95 Bn | 560.00 Mn |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.62 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 19.75 Mn |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.13 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 144.48 Mn | 25,000.00 |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 12.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.20 Bn |