UnitedHealth Group Inc

NYSE : UNH
USA·Healthcare·Healthcare Plans·Ordinary Shares
$401.43
+2.67 (+0.67%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$364.37B
Enterprise Value
$413.73B
P/E (TTM)
25.83
P/B
3.69
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$41.86B
52-Week Range
$259 — $436
5-Year Range
$238 — $625
Avg Volume (3M)
6.07M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.10%
vs 5Y avg 1.66% · 10Y avg 1.54%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.20%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$4.42
Forward (annualized): $8.84
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
57.6%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
34.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y10.9%5Y12.6%10Y16.6%
Consecutive Growth Years
16
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
35
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
2.53%
Div 2.25% + Net buyback 0.29%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
2.5%
Dividends 2.2% + Net buybacks 0.3%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$1.04B
Gross $1.65B − Issuance $605M
SBC (TTM)
$1.02B
Share-based compensation, dilution driver
Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is decelerating (6.7% latest vs 13.5% 3-yr avg).

YearDPS (regular sum, USD)ChangeHikes
20258.73+6.7%1
20248.18+12.2%1
20237.29+13.9%1
20226.40+14.3%1
20215.60+15.9%1
20204.83+16.7%1
20194.14+20.0%1
20183.45+20.0%1
20172.88+21.1%1
20162.38+26.7%1
20151.88+33.5%1
20141.41+33.5%1
20131.05+31.6%1
20120.80+30.6%1
20110.6125+51.2%1

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 85 regular payments.

Payment history (85 payments)

As declaredΔ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-03-09$2.21–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-02-252026-03-092026-03-17
2025-12-08$2.21–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-11-072025-12-082025-12-16
2025-09-15$2.21–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-08-132025-09-152025-09-23
2025-06-16$2.21–+5.2%Cashquarterly2025-06-042025-06-162025-06-24
2025-03-10$2.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-02-242025-03-102025-03-18
2024-12-09$2.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-11-062024-12-092024-12-17
2024-09-16$2.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-08-072024-09-162024-09-24
2024-06-17$2.1–+11.7%Cashquarterly2024-06-052024-06-172024-06-25
2024-03-08$1.88–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-02-232024-03-112024-03-19
2023-12-01$1.88–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-11-082023-12-042023-12-12
2023-09-08$1.88–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-08-232023-09-112023-09-19
2023-06-15$1.88–+13.9%Cashquarterly2023-06-072023-06-192023-06-27
2023-03-10$1.65–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-02-272023-03-132023-03-21
2022-12-02$1.65–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-11-042022-12-052022-12-13
2022-09-09$1.65–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-08-172022-09-122022-09-20
2022-06-16$1.65–+13.8%Cashquarterly2022-06-082022-06-202022-06-28
2022-03-11$1.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-02-162022-03-142022-03-22
2021-12-03$1.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-11-052021-12-062021-12-14
2021-09-10$1.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-08-112021-09-132021-09-21
2021-06-18$1.45–+16.0%Cashquarterly2021-06-092021-06-212021-06-29
2021-03-12$1.25–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-02-242021-03-152021-03-23
2020-12-04$1.25–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-11-042020-12-072020-12-15
2020-09-11$1.25–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-08-052020-09-142020-09-22
2020-06-19$1.25–+15.7%Cashquarterly2020-06-022020-06-222020-06-30
2020-03-13$1.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-02-172020-03-162020-03-24
2019-12-06$1.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-11-082019-12-092019-12-17
2019-09-13$1.08–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-08-142019-09-162019-09-24
2019-06-14$1.08–+20.0%Cashquarterly2019-06-052019-06-172019-06-25
2019-03-08$0.9–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-02-272019-03-112019-03-19
2018-11-30$0.9–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-11-092018-12-032018-12-13
2018-09-06$0.9–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-08-082018-09-072018-09-18
2018-06-15$0.9–+20.0%Cashquarterly2018-06-062018-06-182018-06-26
2018-03-08$0.75–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-02-122018-03-092018-03-20
2017-11-30$0.75–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-11-082017-12-012017-12-12
2017-09-07$0.75–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-08-152017-09-082017-09-19
2017-06-15$0.75–+20.0%Cashquarterly2017-06-072017-06-192017-06-27
2017-03-08$0.625–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-02-092017-03-102017-03-21
2016-11-30$0.625–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-11-092016-12-022016-12-13
2016-09-07$0.625–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-08-032016-09-092016-09-20
2016-06-15$0.625–+25.0%Cashquarterly2016-06-082016-06-172016-06-28
2016-03-09$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-02-102016-03-112016-03-22
2015-12-02$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-11-062015-12-042015-12-15
2015-09-09$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-08-122015-09-112015-09-22
2015-06-11$0.5–+33.3%Cashquarterly2015-06-032015-06-152015-06-24
2015-03-11$0.375–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-02-112015-03-132015-03-24
2014-12-03$0.375–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-11-072014-12-052014-12-16
2014-09-10$0.375–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-08-132014-09-122014-09-23
2014-06-12$0.375–+33.9%Cashquarterly2014-06-042014-06-162014-06-25
2014-03-12$0.28–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-02-132014-03-142014-03-25
2013-12-04$0.28–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-11-082013-12-062013-12-17
2013-09-11$0.28–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-08-142013-09-132013-09-24
2013-06-13$0.28–+31.8%Cashquarterly2013-06-052013-06-172013-06-21
2013-03-13$0.2125–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-02-062013-03-152013-03-26
2012-12-07$0.2125–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-10-302012-12-112012-12-21
2012-09-12$0.2125–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-08-092012-09-142012-09-21
2012-06-13$0.2125–+30.8%Cashquarterly2012-06-072012-06-152012-06-22
2012-03-01$0.1625–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-02-102012-03-052012-03-19
2011-12-05$0.1625–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-11-052011-12-072011-12-21
2011-09-02$0.1625–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-08-042011-09-072011-09-21
2011-06-03$0.1625–+30.0%Cashquarterly2011-05-262011-06-072011-06-21
2011-03-03$0.125–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-02-112011-03-072011-03-21
2010-12-03$0.125–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-11-042010-12-072010-12-21
2010-09-10$0.125–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-08-052010-09-142010-09-28
2010-06-03$0.125–+316.7%Cashquarterly2010-05-272010-06-072010-06-21
2010-04-01$0.03–0.0%Cashannual2010-02-112010-04-062010-04-20
2009-03-31$0.03–0.0%Cashannual2009-02-062009-04-022009-04-16
2008-03-31$0.03–0.0%Cashannual2008-02-212008-04-022008-04-16
2007-03-29$0.03–0.0%Cashannual2007-02-052007-04-162007-04-16
2006-03-30$0.03–+100.0%Cashannual2006-02-162006-04-032006-04-17
2005-03-30$0.015$0.030.0%Cashannual2005-02-182005-04-012005-04-18
2004-03-30$0.015$0.03+100.0%Cashannual2004-02-192004-04-012004-04-16
2003-03-28$0.0075$0.030.0%Cashannual2003-02-142003-04-012003-04-17
2002-03-27$0.0075$0.030.0%Cashannual2002-02-152002-04-012002-04-17
2001-03-29$0.0075$0.03+97.4%Cashannual2001-02-152001-04-022001-04-18
2000-03-30$0.0038$0.03040.0%Cashannual2000-02-172000-03-28-
1999-03-30$0.0038$0.03040.0%Cashannual1999-02-181999-03-26-
1998-03-30$0.0038$0.03040.0%Cashannual1998-02-181998-03-26-
1997-04-01$0.0038$0.03040.0%Cashannual1997-02-201997-03-28-
1996-04-01$0.0038$0.03040.0%Cashannual1996-02-211996-03-28-
1995-03-28$0.0038$0.03040.0%Cashannual1995-02-161995-03-24-
1994-03-25$0.0038$0.0304+100.0%Cashannual1994-02-111994-04-011994-04-15
1993-03-26$0.0019$0.0304+90.0%Cashannual1993-02-161993-04-011993-04-16
1992-04-10$0.001$0.0320.0%Cashannual1992-03-121992-04-161992-04-30
1991-05-24$0.001$0.0320.0%Cashannual1991-05-171991-06-011991-06-15
1990-08-27$0.001$0.032–Cashannual1990-08-091990-09-011990-09-30

Splits (5)

DateRatioCumulative
1992-09-162:1×32 to today
1994-03-112:1×16 to today
2000-12-262:1×8 to today
2003-06-192:1×4 to today
2005-05-312:1×2 to today