Latest period
910.00M
YoY change
-2.0%
5Y CAGR
-1.1%
Peak year (1997)
1.53B
Latest annual
910.00M
Shares Outstanding history chart for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 910.00M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: -2.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for UnitedHealth Group (UNH) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 910.00M | -2.0% | -19.00M | ||
| 2024 | 929.00M | -1.0% | -9.00M | ||
| 2023 | 938.00M | -1.3% | -12.00M | ||
| 2022 | 950.00M | -0.6% | -6.00M | ||
| 2021 | 956.00M | -0.5% | -5.00M | ||
| 2020 | 961.00M | -0.5% | -5.00M | ||
| 2019 | 966.00M | -1.7% | -17.00M | ||
| 2018 | 983.00M | -0.2% | -2.00M | ||
| 2017 | 985.00M | +1.8% | +17.00M | ||
| 2016 | 968.00M | +0.1% | +1.00M | ||
| 2015 | 967.00M | -1.9% | -19.00M | ||
| 2014 | 986.00M | -3.6% | -37.00M | ||
| 2013 | 1.02B | -2.2% | -23.00M | ||
| 2012 | 1.05B | -3.8% | -41.00M | ||
| 2011 | 1.09B | -3.9% | -44.00M | ||
| 2010 | 1.13B | -4.1% | -48.00M | ||
| 2009 | 1.18B | -5.0% | -62.00M | ||
| 2008 | 1.24B | -8.8% | -120.00M | ||
| 2007 | 1.36B | -2.9% | -41.00M | ||
| 2006 | 1.40B | +5.2% | +69.00M | ||
| 2005 | 1.33B | +1.3% | +17.00M | ||
| 2004 | 1.32B | +6.6% | +80.92M | ||
| 2003 | 1.24B | -2.7% | -34.41M | ||
| 2002 | 1.27B | -2.7% | -34.80M | ||
| 2001 | 1.30B | -3.1% | -41.71M | ||
| 2000 | 1.35B | -5.2% | -74.00M | ||
| 1999 | 1.42B | -6.9% | -104.80M | ||
| 1998 | 1.52B | -0.2% | -3.20M | ||
| 1997 | 1.53B | +2.8% | +41.24M | ||
| 1996 | 1.49B | +4.7% | +67.22M | ||
| 1995 | 1.42B | +1.2% | +17.33M | ||
| 1994 | 1.40B | +11.7% | +146.73M | ||
| 1993 | 1.26B | +15.4% | +167.86M | ||
| 1992 | 1.09B | +9.1% | +90.29M | ||
| 1991 | 997.33M | +10.3% | +93.33M | ||
| 1990 | 904.00M | +32.0% | +219.00M | ||
| 1989 | 685.00M | +35.0% | +177.41M | ||
| 1988 | 507.59M | +4.4% | +21.43M | ||
| 1987 | 486.15M | +15.8% | +66.15M | ||
| 1986 | 420.00M | +50.0% | +140.00M | ||
| 1985 | 280.00M | — | — |
- 2025910.00M-2.0%
- 2024929.00M-1.0%
- 2023938.00M-1.3%
- 2022950.00M-0.6%
- 2021956.00M-0.5%
- 2020961.00M-0.5%
- 2019966.00M-1.7%
- 2018983.00M-0.2%
- 2017985.00M+1.8%
- 2016968.00M+0.1%
- 2015967.00M-1.9%
- 2014986.00M-3.6%
- 20131.02B-2.2%
- 20121.05B-3.8%
- 20111.09B-3.9%
- 20101.13B-4.1%
- 20091.18B-5.0%
- 20081.24B-8.8%
- 20071.36B-2.9%
- 20061.40B+5.2%
- 20051.33B+1.3%
- 20041.32B+6.6%
- 20031.24B-2.7%
- 20021.27B-2.7%
- 20011.30B-3.1%
- 20001.35B-5.2%
- 19991.42B-6.9%
- 19981.52B-0.2%
- 19971.53B+2.8%
- 19961.49B+4.7%
- 19951.42B+1.2%
- 19941.40B+11.7%
- 19931.26B+15.4%
- 19921.09B+9.1%
- 1991997.33M+10.3%
- 1990904.00M+32.0%
- 1989685.00M+35.0%
- 1988507.59M+4.4%
- 1987486.15M+15.8%
- 1986420.00M+50.0%
- 1985280.00M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
According to UnitedHealth Group's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 910.00M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) diluted shares outstanding is 910.00M – edged down 2.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), UnitedHealth Group diluted shares outstanding delivered a -1.1% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
UnitedHealth Group diluted shares outstanding plunged from 1.53B in 1997 to 910.00M in 2025, a 40.4% drawdown.
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 1.53B in 1997 and its low of 280.00M in 1985.
UnitedHealth Group Shares Outstanding by Year
UnitedHealth Group Shares Outstanding 2025: 910.00M
UnitedHealth Group diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 910.00M, edged down 2.0% below 2024.
UnitedHealth Group Shares Outstanding 2024: 929.00M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for UnitedHealth Group came in at 929.00M, edged down 1.0% below 2023.
UnitedHealth Group Shares Outstanding 2023: 938.00M
UnitedHealth Group posted diluted shares outstanding of 938.00M in 2023, edged down 1.3% below 2022.
UnitedHealth Group Shares Outstanding 2022: 950.00M
In 2022, UnitedHealth Group reported diluted shares outstanding of 950.00M, edged down 0.6% below 2021.
UnitedHealth Group Shares Outstanding 2021: 956.00M
UnitedHealth Group diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 956.00M.
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| 4.45B | |
| 2.51B | |
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| 1.77B | |
| 1.56B | |
| 898.00M | |
| 542.00M | |
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