TTM
2.7%
YoY change
−0.91pp
Trough year (1988)
-8.5%
Peak year (1994)
44.2%
Latest annual
2.7%
Net Profit Margin history chart for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 2.7%
Net Profit Margin change chart for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.91pp
Net Profit Margin history table for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 2.7% | -0.91pp | ||
| 2024 | 3.6% | -2.42pp | ||
| 2023 | 6.0% | -0.18pp | ||
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.20pp | ||
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.02pp | ||
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2018 | 5.3% | +0.05pp | ||
| 2017 | 5.2% | +1.45pp | ||
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2015 | 3.7% | -0.61pp | ||
| 2014 | 4.3% | -0.29pp | ||
| 2013 | 4.6% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2012 | 5.0% | -0.05pp | ||
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.13pp | ||
| 2010 | 4.9% | +0.54pp | ||
| 2009 | 4.4% | +0.72pp | ||
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.50pp | ||
| 2007 | 6.2% | +0.36pp | ||
| 2006 | 5.8% | -0.83pp | ||
| 2005 | 6.6% | -0.31pp | ||
| 2004 | 7.0% | +1.16pp | ||
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.39pp | ||
| 2002 | 5.4% | +1.51pp | ||
| 2001 | 3.9% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2000 | 3.5% | +0.58pp | ||
| 1999 | 2.9% | +3.86pp | ||
| 1998 | -1.0% | -4.86pp | ||
| 1997 | 3.9% | +0.37pp | ||
| 1996 | 3.5% | -1.51pp | ||
| 1995 | 5.0% | -39.14pp | ||
| 1994 | 44.2% | +36.48pp | ||
| 1993 | 7.7% | -0.22pp | ||
| 1992 | 7.9% | -0.91pp | ||
| 1991 | 8.8% | +3.23pp | ||
| 1990 | 5.6% | +2.27pp | ||
| 1989 | 3.3% | +11.81pp | ||
| 1988 | -8.5% | -4.85pp | ||
| 1987 | -3.6% | -6.59pp | ||
| 1986 | 3.0% | +0.88pp | ||
| 1985 | 2.1% | — |
- 20252.7%-0.91pp
- 20243.6%-2.42pp
- 20236.0%-0.18pp
- 20226.2%+0.20pp
- 20216.0%+0.02pp
- 20206.0%+0.28pp
- 20195.7%+0.42pp
- 20185.3%+0.05pp
- 20175.2%+1.45pp
- 20163.8%+0.10pp
- 20153.7%-0.61pp
- 20144.3%-0.29pp
- 20134.6%-0.40pp
- 20125.0%-0.05pp
- 20115.0%+0.13pp
- 20104.9%+0.54pp
- 20094.4%+0.72pp
- 20083.7%-2.50pp
- 20076.2%+0.36pp
- 20065.8%-0.83pp
- 20056.6%-0.31pp
- 20047.0%+1.16pp
- 20035.8%+0.39pp
- 20025.4%+1.51pp
- 20013.9%+0.41pp
- 20003.5%+0.58pp
- 19992.9%+3.86pp
- 1998-1.0%-4.86pp
- 19973.9%+0.37pp
- 19963.5%-1.51pp
- 19955.0%-39.14pp
- 199444.2%+36.48pp
- 19937.7%-0.22pp
- 19927.9%-0.91pp
- 19918.8%+3.23pp
- 19905.6%+2.27pp
- 19893.3%+11.81pp
- 1988-8.5%-4.85pp
- 1987-3.6%-6.59pp
- 19863.0%+0.88pp
- 19852.1%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
According to UnitedHealth Group's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 2.7%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual net margin for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) came in at 2.69% – contracted 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual net margin stands at 44.18%, reached in 1994; the historical low of -8.48% was recorded in 1988.
UnitedHealth Group Net Profit Margin by Year
UnitedHealth Group Net Profit Margin 2025: 2.7%
In 2025, UnitedHealth Group reported net margin of 2.69%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
UnitedHealth Group Net Profit Margin 2024: 3.6%
UnitedHealth Group net margin in 2024 was 3.60%, contracted 2.4 percentage points from 2023.
UnitedHealth Group Net Profit Margin 2023: 6.0%
2023's net margin for UnitedHealth Group came in at 6.02%, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2022.
UnitedHealth Group Net Profit Margin 2022: 6.2%
UnitedHealth Group posted net margin of 6.21% in 2022, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2021.
UnitedHealth Group Net Profit Margin 2021: 6.0%
UnitedHealth Group net margin in 2021 was 6.01%.
See more financial history for UnitedHealth Group (UNH).
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