Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) recorded Tax Provisions of $1.3 billion in Q2 2026, up 154.5% from $510 million a year earlier but down 12.4% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Unitedhealth's Tax Provisions came in at $2.53 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 43.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.89 billion, down 60.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Provisions has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Provisions came in at $4.83 billion in FY2024 (-19.1%), $5.97 billion in FY2023 (+4.6%), $5.7 billion in FY2022 (+24.6%) and $4.58 billion in FY2021 (-7.9%).
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has ranged from -$938 million in Q4 2025 to $1.65 billion in Q3 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions rose in two of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Provisions in the last five years was growth of 154.5% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 59.0% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.48 billion (Q1 2026), -$938 million (Q4 2025) and $686 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 982.00 Mn |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 483.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 382.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 219.73 Mn |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 154.00 Mn |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 399.00 Mn |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic 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 |
API Access
Unitedhealth Tax Provisions API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "ticker": "UNH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();