UnitedHealth Group Other intangible assets—net decreased by 1.9% to $20.09B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 12.4%, from $22.95B to $20.09B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Other intangible assets—net shows an upward trend with a 13.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase typically signals recent strategic acquisitions or significant investment in R&D and intellectual property, while a decrease reflects ongoing amortization or potential impairment.
This represents the net book value of identifiable non-physical assets such as patents, intellectual property, software...
High in semiconductor and tech firms due to heavy reliance on patent portfolios and acquired technology.
non_current_assets_intangible_assets_net_excluding_goodwill| 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $10.81B | $10.44B | $10.04B | $9.92B | $11.29B | $10.79B | $14.40B | $16.17B | $15.64B | $15.20B | $15.19B | $15.54B | $14.73B | $23.59B | $23.27B | $22.95B | $22.51B | $22.79B | $20.47B | $20.09B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.4% | -3.8% | -1.3% | +13.8% | -4.4% | +33.5% | +12.2% | -3.2% | -2.8% | -0.0% | +2.3% | -5.2% | +60.2% | -1.4% | -1.4% | -1.9% | +1.2% | -10.1% | -1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.4% | +3.3% | +43.4% | +63.0% | +38.6% | +40.9% | +5.5% | -3.8% | -5.8% | +55.2% | +53.1% | +47.6% | +52.8% | -3.4% | -12.0% | -12.4% |