Unum (UNM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Unum's Gross Margin came in at 40.91% for Q2 2026, down 1.23 percentage points from 42.14% a year earlier and down 0.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unum (UNM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Unum reported Gross Margin of 42.55%, up 1.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 41.68%, down 0.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of +9.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 41.96% in FY2024 (+0.99 pp), 40.97% in FY2023 (+3.90 pp), 37.07% in FY2022 (+4.63 pp) and 32.43% in FY2021 (+0.61 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 20.97 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 4.26 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UNM's Gross Margin at 41.71% (Q1 2026), 42.31% (Q4 2025) and 45.26% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,079.16 Bn | -338.32 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 54.87% |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.75 Bn | 79.80 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 57.69% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.68 Bn | 98.52 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 38.28% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 82.15 Bn | 73.89 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.41 Bn | 51.66 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 51.27% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.51 Bn | 73.72 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.18 Bn | -46.30 Bn | 7.82 Bn | 40.82% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 59.45 Bn | 53.89 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Aon | 58.55 Bn | 51.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unum | 13.94 Bn | 4.39 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 40.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.94% |
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Unum Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=UNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "UNM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=UNM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();