TTM
5.1%
YoY change
−1.86pp
Trough year (1987)
-3.0%
Peak year (1999)
196.4%
Latest annual
5.2%
EBITDA Margin history chart for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 5.2%
EBITDA Margin change chart for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.86pp
EBITDA Margin history table for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 5.2% | -1.86pp | ||
| 2024 | 7.0% | -2.76pp | ||
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2022 | 9.8% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2021 | 9.4% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.59pp | ||
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.51pp | ||
| 2018 | 8.7% | +0.06pp | ||
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.57pp | ||
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.01pp | ||
| 2015 | 8.1% | -0.91pp | ||
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.03pp | ||
| 2013 | 9.0% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2012 | 9.5% | +0.14pp | ||
| 2011 | 9.4% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2010 | 9.5% | +1.05pp | ||
| 2009 | 8.4% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2008 | 7.7% | -3.77pp | ||
| 2007 | 11.5% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2006 | 10.7% | -1.22pp | ||
| 2005 | 11.9% | -0.11pp | ||
| 2004 | 12.0% | -92.98pp | ||
| 2003 | 105.0% | +95.25pp | ||
| 2002 | 9.8% | +1.95pp | ||
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.96pp | ||
| 2000 | 6.9% | -189.52pp | ||
| 1999 | 196.4% | +191.37pp | ||
| 1998 | 5.0% | -2.53pp | ||
| 1997 | 7.5% | +0.14pp | ||
| 1996 | 7.4% | -5.11pp | ||
| 1995 | 12.5% | -3.58pp | ||
| 1994 | 16.1% | +1.99pp | ||
| 1993 | 14.1% | -0.39pp | ||
| 1992 | 14.5% | -0.79pp | ||
| 1991 | 15.3% | +4.39pp | ||
| 1990 | 10.9% | +2.70pp | ||
| 1989 | 8.2% | +8.04pp | ||
| 1988 | 0.1% | +3.10pp | ||
| 1987 | -3.0% | -8.51pp | ||
| 1986 | 5.5% | -0.09pp | ||
| 1985 | 5.6% | — |
- 20255.2%-1.86pp
- 20247.0%-2.76pp
- 20239.8%-0.04pp
- 20229.8%+0.41pp
- 20219.4%-0.42pp
- 20209.8%+0.59pp
- 20199.3%+0.51pp
- 20188.7%+0.06pp
- 20178.7%+0.57pp
- 20168.1%+0.01pp
- 20158.1%-0.91pp
- 20149.0%+0.03pp
- 20139.0%-0.57pp
- 20129.5%+0.14pp
- 20119.4%-0.07pp
- 20109.5%+1.05pp
- 20098.4%+0.74pp
- 20087.7%-3.77pp
- 200711.5%+0.76pp
- 200610.7%-1.22pp
- 200511.9%-0.11pp
- 200412.0%-92.98pp
- 2003105.0%+95.25pp
- 20029.8%+1.95pp
- 20017.8%+0.96pp
- 20006.9%-189.52pp
- 1999196.4%+191.37pp
- 19985.0%-2.53pp
- 19977.5%+0.14pp
- 19967.4%-5.11pp
- 199512.5%-3.58pp
- 199416.1%+1.99pp
- 199314.1%-0.39pp
- 199214.5%-0.79pp
- 199115.3%+4.39pp
- 199010.9%+2.70pp
- 19898.2%+8.04pp
- 19880.1%+3.10pp
- 1987-3.0%-8.51pp
- 19865.5%-0.09pp
- 19855.6%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from UnitedHealth Group's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
According to UnitedHealth Group's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 5.1%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) EBITDA margin totalled 5.15% – contracted 1.9 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, EBITDA margin reached its high of 196.37% in 1999 and its low of -2.96% in 1987.
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA Margin by Year
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA Margin 2025: 5.2%
In 2025, UnitedHealth Group reported EBITDA margin of 5.15%, contracted 1.9 percentage points from 2024.
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA Margin 2024: 7.0%
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA margin in 2024 was 7.01%, contracted 2.8 percentage points from 2023.
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA Margin 2023: 9.8%
2023's EBITDA margin for UnitedHealth Group came in at 9.78%, contracted 0.0 percentage points from 2022.
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA Margin 2022: 9.8%
UnitedHealth Group posted EBITDA margin of 9.82% in 2022, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2021.
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA Margin 2021: 9.4%
UnitedHealth Group EBITDA margin in 2021 was 9.41%.
See more financial history for UnitedHealth Group (UNH).
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| 55.4% | |
| 46.6% | |
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| 26.9% | |
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