UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH

376.59 1.58 0.42% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$336.8B
P/E
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) Debt to equity

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.7×, down 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (0.7×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6× (fiscal 2021) to 0.8× (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is below the Healthcare Plans industry median of 0.7× and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.0×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 0.7× (1.87%)
FY2024 0.7× 19.32%
FY2023 0.6× (7.80%)
FY2022 0.7× 18.50%
FY2021 0.6× (0.14%)
FY2020 0.6× (7.13%)
FY2019 0.6× (4.34%)
FY2018 0.6× 10.02%
FY2017 0.6× (14.31%)
FY2016 0.7× (10.11%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 0.7× (3.29%)
Mar 2026 0.7× (4.83%)
Dec 2025 0.7× 1.36%
Sep 2025 0.7× (2.56%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.6× High 0.8×
Ten-year median 0.6×
Current reading's percentile 82

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
CLOV Clover Health Investments, Corp. compare 0.0×
OSCR Oscar Health, Inc. compare 0.2×
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 0.7×
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. compare 0.7×
CNC Centene Corporation compare 0.7×
HUM Humana Inc. compare 0.7×
CI Cigna Group compare 0.7×
CVS CVS Health Corporation compare 0.8×
MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc compare 0.9×
Healthcare Plans industry median 0.7×
Healthcare sector median 0.0×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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