Financing Cash Flow
UnitedHealth Group Financing Cash Flow increased by 62.7% to -$1.03B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 87.6%, from -$8.34B to -$1.03B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 11.8% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$218.00M | -$4.40B | -$3.63B | $2.30B | $946.00M | -$3.42B | $4.39B | $13.19B | -$10.46B | -$7.10B | -$7.16B | $8.23B | -$1.20B | -$2.21B | -$8.34B | $99.00M | -$7.95B | -$2.77B | -$1.03B |
| QoQ Change | — | <-999% | +17.5% | +163.5% | -58.9% | -461.1% | +228.6% | +200.3% | -179.3% | +32.1% | -0.7% | +215.0% | -114.5% | -84.4% | -278.3% | +101.2% | <-999% | +65.2% | +62.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +533.9% | +22.3% | +221.1% | +472.5% | <-999% | -108.0% | -262.9% | -37.6% | +88.6% | +69.0% | -16.6% | -98.8% | -564.5% | -25.4% | +87.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's financing cash flow?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported financing cash flow of -$1.03B in Q4 2025.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's financing cash flow increased by 87.6% year-over-year, from -$8.34B to -$1.03B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's financing cash flow has grown at a 11.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$7.46B to -$11.64B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.