UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
Business
UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company operating two complementary businesses: Optum, an information and technology-enabled health services platform, and UnitedHealthcare, a health benefits provider. Optum comprises three segments—Optum Health (patient-centered care and health financial services), Optum Insight (data, analytics, and technology solutions), and Optum Rx (pharmacy care services)—serving patients, providers, payers, and life sciences companies. UnitedHealthcare offers health benefits across employer and individual markets, Medicare Advantage and supplemental coverage, and Medicaid and state programs, with distribution through direct sales, brokers, agents, and digital channels.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-03-02
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiums | 352,229 | 308,810 | 290,827 | 257,157 | 226,233 | |
| Investment and other income | 3,920 | 5,202 | 4,089 | 2,030 | 2,324 | |
| Total revenues | 447,567 | 400,278 | 371,622 | 324,162 | 287,597 | |
| Medical costs | 313,995 | 264,185 | 241,894 | 210,842 | — | |
| Operating costs | 59,592 | 53,013 | 54,628 | 47,782 | 42,579 | |
| Cost of products sold | 50,655 | 46,694 | 38,770 | 33,703 | 31,034 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,361 | 4,099 | 3,972 | 3,400 | 3,103 | |
| Total operating costs | 428,603 | 367,991 | 339,264 | 295,727 | 263,627 | |
| Earnings from operations | 18,964 | 32,287 | 32,358 | 28,435 | 23,970 | |
| Interest expense | −4,002 | −3,906 | −3,246 | −2,092 | −1,660 | |
| Loss on sale of subsidiary and subsidiaries held for sale | −265 | −8,310 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total income before income taxes | 14,697 | 20,071 | 29,112 | 26,343 | 22,310 | |
| Provision for income taxes | −1,890 | −4,829 | −5,968 | −5,704 | −4,578 | |
| Net earnings | 12,807 | 15,242 | 23,144 | 20,639 | 17,732 | |
| Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | −751 | −837 | −763 | −519 | −447 | |
| Net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders | 12,056 | 14,405 | 22,381 | 20,120 | 17,285 | |
| Basic | 13.28 | 15.64 | 24.12 | 21.47 | 18.33 | |
| Diluted | 13.23 | 15.51 | 23.86 | 21.18 | 18.08 | |
| Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 908 | 921 | 928 | 937 | 943 | |
| Dilutive effect of common share equivalents | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
| Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding | 911 | 929 | 938 | 950 | 956 | |
| Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of dilutive effect of common share equivalents | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 24,365 | 25,312 | 25,427 | 23,365 | 21,375 | |
| Short-term investments | 3,756 | 3,801 | 4,201 | 4,546 | 2,532 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,208 and $985 | 23,018 | 22,365 | 21,276 | 17,681 | 14,216 | |
| Other current receivables, net of allowances of $3,763 and $2,864 | 29,697 | 26,089 | 17,694 | 12,769 | 13,866 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 9,746 | 8,212 | 6,084 | 6,621 | 5,320 | |
| Total current assets | 90,582 | 85,779 | 78,437 | 69,069 | 61,758 | |
| Long-term investments | 54,251 | 52,354 | 47,609 | 43,728 | 43,114 | |
| Property, equipment and capitalized software, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $7,546 and $6,971 | 10,762 | 10,553 | 11,450 | 10,128 | 8,969 | |
| Goodwill | 110,499 | 106,734 | 103,732 | 93,352 | 75,795 | |
| Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $7,472 and $8,350 | 20,474 | 23,268 | 15,194 | 14,401 | 10,044 | |
| Other assets | 23,013 | 19,590 | 17,298 | 15,027 | 12,526 | |
| Total assets | 309,581 | 298,278 | 273,720 | 245,705 | 212,206 | |
| Medical costs payable | 39,337 | 34,224 | 32,395 | 29,056 | 24,483 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 38,032 | 34,337 | 31,958 | 27,715 | 24,643 | |
| Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt | 6,069 | 4,545 | 4,274 | 3,110 | 3,620 | |
| Unearned revenues | 3,413 | 3,317 | 3,355 | 3,075 | 2,571 | |
| Other current liabilities | 28,046 | 27,346 | 27,072 | 26,281 | 22,975 | |
| Total current liabilities | 114,897 | 103,769 | 99,054 | 89,237 | 78,292 | |
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | 72,320 | 72,359 | 58,263 | 54,513 | 42,383 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 2,421 | 3,620 | 3,021 | 2,769 | 3,265 | |
| Other liabilities | 18,245 | 15,939 | 14,463 | 12,839 | 11,787 | |
| Total liabilities | 207,883 | 195,687 | 174,801 | 159,358 | 135,727 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 1,608 | 4,323 | 4,498 | 4,897 | 1,434 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value - 10 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value - 3,000 shares authorized; 906 and 915 issued and outstanding | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 559 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Retained earnings | 95,603 | 96,036 | 95,774 | 86,156 | 77,134 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −2,061 | −3,387 | −7,027 | −8,393 | −5,384 | |
| Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests | 5,980 | 5,610 | 5,665 | 3,678 | 3,285 | |
| Total equity | 100,090 | 98,268 | 94,421 | 81,450 | 75,045 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 309,581 | 298,278 | 273,720 | 245,705 | 212,206 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred income taxes | −1,752 | −296 | −245 | −673 | 130 | |
| Share-based compensation | 971 | 1,018 | 1,059 | 925 | 800 | |
| Net gains on dispositions and other strategic transactions | −910 | −3,333 | −489 | −588 | — | |
| Other, net | 1,673 | −28 | −16 | 257 | −944 | |
| Accounts receivable | −764 | −1,437 | −3,114 | −2,523 | −1,000 | |
| Other assets | −4,606 | −4,140 | −2,444 | −1,374 | −1,031 | |
| Medical costs payable | 5,824 | 2,503 | 3,482 | 4,053 | 2,701 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 1,665 | 2,463 | 3,516 | 1,964 | 1,162 | |
| Unearned revenues | 163 | −197 | 203 | 126 | −310 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 19,697 | 24,204 | 29,068 | 26,206 | 22,343 | |
| Purchases of investments | −17,373 | −27,308 | −18,314 | −18,825 | −17,139 | |
| Sales of investments | 9,288 | 18,514 | 7,307 | 5,907 | 7,045 | |
| Maturities of investments | 8,446 | 9,319 | 9,230 | 6,081 | 8,251 | |
| Cash paid for acquisitions and other transactions, net of cash assumed | −4,509 | −13,408 | −10,136 | −21,458 | −4,821 | |
| Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software | −3,622 | −3,499 | −3,386 | −2,802 | −2,454 | |
| Loans to care providers - cyberattack | 0 | −9,033 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Repayments of care provider loans - cyberattack | 1,680 | 4,514 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cash received from dispositions, net | 561 | 2,041 | 685 | 3,414 | 15 | |
| Originations and purchases of loans | −4,795 | −2,477 | −1,664 | — | — | |
| Repayments and maturities of loans | 1,980 | 908 | 613 | — | — | |
| Other, net | −341 | −98 | 91 | −793 | −1,269 | |
| Cash flows used for investing activities | −8,685 | −20,527 | −15,574 | −28,476 | −10,372 | |
| Common share repurchases | −5,545 | −9,000 | −8,000 | −7,000 | −5,000 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −7,916 | −7,533 | −6,761 | −5,991 | −5,280 | |
| Proceeds from common stock issuances | 827 | 1,846 | 1,353 | 1,253 | 1,355 | |
| Repayments of long-term debt | −3,050 | −3,000 | −2,125 | −3,015 | −3,150 | |
| Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net | 807 | −151 | 11 | 732 | −1,302 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 2,969 | 17,811 | 6,394 | 14,819 | 6,933 | |
| Customer funds administered | 366 | −1,560 | −521 | 5,548 | 622 | |
| Purchases of redeemable noncontrolling interests | −165 | −280 | −730 | −176 | −1,338 | |
| Other, net | 63 | −1,645 | −1,150 | −1,944 | −295 | |
| Cash flows used for financing activities | −11,644 | −3,512 | −11,529 | 4,226 | −7,455 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 40 | −61 | 97 | 34 | −62 | |
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents, including cash within businesses held for sale | −592 | 104 | 2,062 | 1,990 | — | |
| Less: net increase in cash within businesses held for sale | −355 | −219 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −947 | −115 | 2,062 | 1,990 | 4,454 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 4,030 | 3,594 | 3,035 | 1,945 | 1,653 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 3,714 | 4,620 | 6,078 | 5,222 | 3,966 |
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