Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth's (UNH) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 18.61% in Q1 2026, down 152.0% year-on-year from 35.79% in Q1 2025, and down 85.71% on a QoQ basis from 130.28% in Q4 2025.

Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 18.61% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 152.0% year-over-year to 18.61% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.96%, a 664.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.86%, down 1120.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 18.61%, down from 130.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for UNH reached as high as 122200.0% in Q1 2024 and fell as low as 12.49% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 7213.27% across 5 years, with a median of 21.24% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate surged 12217875 bps in 2024 and tumbled 12217987 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 21.03% in 2022, then fell by 18 bps to 17.26% in 2023, then slipped by 14 bps to 14.83% in 2024, then surged by 779 bps to 130.28% in 2025, then plunged by 86 bps to 18.61% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 18.61% in Q1 2026, 130.28% in Q4 2025, and 21.24% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 18.61%
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 24.91%
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 24.94%
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 18.02%
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 24.76%
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn 26.68%
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 34.07%
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn 2.83%
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 0.22%
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 34.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 18.61%
Mar 31, 2026 18.61%
Mar 31, 2026 18.61%
Dec 31, 2025 130.28%
Dec 31, 2025 130.28%
Dec 31, 2025 130.28%
Sep 30, 2025 21.24%
Sep 30, 2025 21.24%
Sep 30, 2025 21.24%
Jun 30, 2025 12.49%
Jun 30, 2025 12.49%
Jun 30, 2025 12.49%
Mar 31, 2025 20.13%
Mar 31, 2025 20.13%
Mar 31, 2025 20.13%
Dec 31, 2024 14.83%
Dec 31, 2024 14.83%
Dec 31, 2024 14.83%
Sep 30, 2024 17.81%
Sep 30, 2024 17.81%