What is UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes?

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported deferred taxes of $540M in Q1 2026.

How has UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?

UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes increased by 743.8% year-over-year, from $64M to $540M.

What does deferred taxes mean?

Non-cash deferred tax expense or benefit representing the change in deferred tax assets/liabilities during the period.

UnitedHealth Group UNH Deferred Taxes

Deferred Taxes at other companies

CVS HealthCVS

$25.5M+118%

DaVitaDVA

$54.8M+1,164%

CenteneCNC

-$53M-96.3%

Elevance HealthELV

-$274M-57.5%

Molina HealthcareMOH

$30M+331%

HQY

HealthEquityHQY

$10.11M+663%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$111.72B+2.0%

Gross profit$98.9B+1.8%

Operating income$9.0B-1.4%

Net income$6.3B-0.2%

EPS (diluted)$6.90+0.7%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$28.0B-8.8%

Total debt$77.9B-4.1%

Total equity$103.90B+3.1%

Total assets$312.64B+0.9%

Cash flow

See full

Operating cash flow$8.9B+63.3%

CapEx$763.0M-15.0%

Free cash flow$8.1B+78.8%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$377.45B+40.7%

Enterprise value$427.37B+34.2%

P/E31.3×+18.7×

P/S0.8×+0.2×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin88.6%+0.4pp

Operating margin4.2%-4.0pp

Net margin2.7%-2.7pp

FCF margin4.4%-1.7pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity11.8%-11.1pp

Debt / equity0.8×-0.1×

Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by UnitedHealth Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

The official record: UnitedHealth Group’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes?: UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported deferred taxes of $540M in Q1 2026.
How has UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?: UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes increased by 743.8% year-over-year, from $64M to $540M.
What does deferred taxes mean?: Non-cash deferred tax expense or benefit representing the change in deferred tax assets/liabilities during the period.