Discontinued — last reported Q4 '14
Investment Purchases
InvestingUnitedHealth Group Investment Purchases increased by 14.3% to $4.63B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 52.9%, from $9.82B to $4.63B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 16.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2014
How to read this metric
High volume indicates the company has significant excess cash from operations that it is parking in interest-bearing or liquid instruments.
Detailed definition
The total cash spent on purchasing liquid financial instruments, such as corporate bonds, government securities, or othe...
Peer comparison
Cash-rich companies like Microsoft and Apple frequently move billions between cash and short-term investment accounts.
Metric ID:
cf_purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.24B | $3.98B | $4.31B | $4.98B | $3.92B | $5.28B | $4.64B | $4.89B | $4.33B | $3.77B | $5.32B | $4.80B | $5.33B | $9.82B | $7.36B | $4.14B | $4.05B | $4.63B |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.0% | +8.3% | +15.5% | -21.3% | +34.7% | -12.1% | +5.4% | -11.5% | -12.9% | +40.9% | -9.7% | +11.1% | +84.2% | -25.1% | -43.8% | -2.2% | +14.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.4% | +32.7% | +7.7% | -1.8% | +10.5% | -28.5% | +14.5% | -2.0% | +23.1% | +160.3% | +38.4% | -13.8% | -24.1% | -52.9% |
Range$3.77B – $9.82B
CAGR+2.1%
Avg YoY Growth+11.2%
Median YoY Growth+2.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported investment purchases of $4.63B in Q3 2025.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases decreased by 52.9% year-over-year, from $9.82B to $4.63B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases has grown at a 16.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.14B to $27.31B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Money the company spent buying stocks, bonds, or other financial securities.