UnitedHealth Group D&A decreased by 7.9% to $1.03B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.0%, from $1.06B to $1.03B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), D&A shows an upward trend with a 8.9% CAGR.
Higher levels often indicate significant recent capital investment or large historical acquisitions, while lower levels may suggest aging assets.
Depreciation and amortization represent the systematic allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets over the...
High in capital-intensive industries like healthcare and manufacturing; peers often report this as a significant non-cash drag on earnings.
depreciation_and_amortization| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $778.00M | $796.00M | $771.00M | $788.00M | $802.00M | $828.00M | $982.00M | $970.00M | $1.02B | $1.01B | $974.00M | $997.00M | $1.02B | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.06B | $1.08B | $1.10B | $1.12B | $1.03B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.3% | -3.1% | +2.2% | +1.8% | +3.2% | +18.6% | -1.2% | +5.3% | -1.4% | -3.3% | +2.4% | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.0% | +1.9% | +2.2% | +1.4% | +1.6% | -7.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.1% | +4.0% | +27.4% | +23.1% | +27.3% | +21.6% | -0.8% | +2.8% | -0.1% | +3.4% | +6.9% | +6.4% | +6.3% | +5.6% | +7.3% | -3.0% |
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcare | $221.00M | $217.00M | $216.00M | $219.00M | $221.00M | $221.00M | $222.00M | $218.00M |
| Optum Health | $277.00M | $283.00M | $291.00M | — | — | — | $319.00M | — |
| Optum Insight | $316.00M | $332.00M | $336.00M | — | — | — | $368.00M | — |
| Optum Rx | $206.00M | $209.00M | $198.00M | — | — | — | $208.00M | — |
| Total | $1.02B | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.06B | $1.08B | $1.10B | $1.12B | $1.03B |