Unitedhealth (UNH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth (UNH) reported Tax Rate of 18.61% for Q1 2026, down 152.0% year-over-year from 35.79% in Q1 2025, and down 85.71% on a QoQ basis from 130.28% in Q4 2025.
Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 18.61% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 152.0% year-over-year to 18.61% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.96% (down 664.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.86%, down 1120.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate retreated to 18.61% in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 130.28% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 122200.0% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 12.49% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 21.24% (2025), against an average of 7213.27%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Tax Rate surged 12217875 bps; it then tumbled 12217987 bps in 2025.
- Tracing UNH's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 21.03% in 2022, then retreated by 18 bps to 17.26% in 2023, then dropped by 14 bps to 14.83% in 2024, then soared by 779 bps to 130.28% in 2025, then sank by 86 bps to 18.61% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest UNH Tax Rate figures stand at 18.61% (Q1 2026), 130.28% (Q4 2025), and 21.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 345.31 Bn | 315.51 Bn | 98.90 Bn | 18.61 |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 115.41 Bn | 103.79 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 24.91 |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 88.60 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 23.61 |
| 4 | Cigna | 72.05 Bn | 64.43 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 18.02 |
| 5 | Humana | 39.05 Bn | 17.15 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 24.76 |
| 6 | Centene | 30.50 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 49.24 Bn | 26.68 |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 9.31 Bn | 60.65 Mn | 1.53 Bn | 51.72 |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 6.86 Bn | 63.05 Mn | -3.22 Bn | 2.83 |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.69 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 135.85 Mn | 0.22 |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 34.30 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.61 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.61 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 130.28 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 130.28 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.49 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.13 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.83 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.83 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.81 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.81 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.96 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.96 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 122,200.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 122,200.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.26 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.50 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.75 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.75 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.25 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.03 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.49 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.01 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.01 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.98 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.98 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.78 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.78 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.48 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.48 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 21.51 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 21.51 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 24.52 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 24.52 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.50 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.50 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.00 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 24.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 24.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.25 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.25 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 20.50 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 20.50 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 21.75 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 21.75 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.74 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.74 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 23.26 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 23.26 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 22.49 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 22.49 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 22.02 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 22.02 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 21.48 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 21.48 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.42 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.42 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 32.50 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 32.50 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 31.49 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 31.49 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 30.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 30.00 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 41.49 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 41.49 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 40.26 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 40.26 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 39.97 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 39.97 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 39.76 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 39.76 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 43.30 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 43.30 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 41.99 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 41.99 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 42.24 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 42.24 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 43.25 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 43.25 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 42.23 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 42.23 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 41.77 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 41.77 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 41.26 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 41.26 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 41.97 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 41.97 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 37.30 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 37.30 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 36.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 36.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 35.46 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 35.46 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 36.77 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 36.77 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 35.48 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 35.48 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 36.50 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 36.50 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 35.50 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 35.50 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 36.01 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 36.01 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 34.99 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 34.99 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 34.52 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 34.52 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 36.01 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 36.01 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 36.00 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 36.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 38.06 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 38.06 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 36.97 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 36.97 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 36.98 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 36.98 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 37.02 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 37.02 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 34.03 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 34.03 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 32.75 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 32.75 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 33.97 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 33.97 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 35.98 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 35.98 |