Equity
Common Stock Shares Issued
UnitedHealth Group Common Stock Shares Issued increased by 0.1% to 906M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.8%, from 923M to 906M. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Common Stock Shares Issued shows relatively stable performance with a -0.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase reflects new equity financing or the fulfillment of stock-based compensation obligations.
Detailed definition
The total number of shares that have been authorized and distributed by the corporation since its inception. This includ...
Peer comparison
This number is always equal to or greater than shares outstanding across all publicly traded corporations.
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common_stock_shares_issuedHistorical 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 | 943M | 942M | 941M | 939M | 935M | 935M | 934M | 932M | 927M | 925M | 924M | 920M | 921M | 923M | 915M | 910M | 905M | 906M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.4% | +0.0% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.5% | -0.2% | -0.1% | -0.4% | +0.1% | +0.2% | -0.9% | -0.5% | -0.5% | +0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.8% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.9% | -1.1% | -1.1% | -1.3% | -0.6% | -0.2% | -1.0% | -1.1% | -1.7% | -1.8% |
Range905M – 943M
CAGR-0.9%
Avg YoY Growth-1.0%
Median YoY Growth-0.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's common stock shares issued?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported common stock shares issued of 906M in Q3 2025.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's common stock shares issued changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's common stock shares issued decreased by 1.8% year-over-year, from 923M to 906M.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's common stock shares issued?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), UnitedHealth Group's common stock shares issued has grown at a -0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 946M to 915M.
- What does common stock shares issued mean?
- The total number of shares the company has ever given out, including those it bought back.