Unitedhealth (UNH) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Unitedhealth's (UNH) Times Interest Earned stood at 6.82 in Q3 2026, up 58.4% from 4.30 a year earlier but down 18.0% from the prior quarter.
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Unitedhealth (UNH) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Unitedhealth's Times Interest Earned came in at 6.21 as of Sep 30, 2026, down 5.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.74, down 42.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has declined for four straight years.
- Across earlier years, Times Interest Earned came in at 8.27 in FY2024 (-17.1%), 9.97 in FY2023 (-26.7%), 13.59 in FY2022 (-5.9%) and 14.44 in FY2021 (+7.2%).
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has ranged from 0.39 in Q4 2025 to 16.05 in Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 65.6% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 95.0% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.31 (Q2 2026), 9.41 (Q1 2026) and 0.39 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 365.22 Bn | 251.88 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 6.82 |
| 2 | Mckesson | 127.33 Bn | 111.26 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 15.28 |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 114.34 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 4.77 |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.86 Bn | -49.61 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 6.01 |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.25 Bn | 47.45 Bn | 15.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cencora | 68.51 Bn | 68.51 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.97 Bn | 48.29 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 10.32 |
| 8 | Humana | 54.10 Bn | -36.68 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 0.35 |
| 9 | Centene | 35.04 Bn | -39.00 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -10.39 |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.90 Bn | -24.10 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 2.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.82 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.31 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.41 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.01 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.14 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.75 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.11 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.99 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.26 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.73 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.72 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.19 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.46 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.27 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.05 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.86 |
API Access
Unitedhealth Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=UNH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();