What is UnitedHealth Group's interest expense?

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported interest expense of $955M in Q1 2026.

How has UnitedHealth Group's interest expense changed year-over-year?

UnitedHealth Group's interest expense decreased by 4.3% year-over-year, from $998M to $955M.

What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's interest expense has grown at a 24.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.66B to $4B.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

UnitedHealth Group UNH Interest Expense

Interest Expense at other companies

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$193M+20.6%

CVS HealthCVS

$774M-1.4%

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$145.13M+7.5%

CenteneCNC

$164M-3.5%

Elevance HealthELV

$357M+3.8%

Molina HealthcareMOH

$54M+25.6%

Segments

By segment

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Optum Health$0—

Optum Insight$0—

Optum Rx$0—

UnitedHealthcare$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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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

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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

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Operating cash flow$8.9B+63.3%

CapEx$763.0M-15.0%

Free cash flow$8.1B+78.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$377.45B+40.7%

Enterprise value$427.37B+34.2%

P/E31.3×+18.7×

P/S0.8×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin88.6%+0.4pp

Operating margin4.2%-4.0pp

Net margin2.7%-2.7pp

FCF margin4.4%-1.7pp

Returns & leverage

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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:InterestExpense.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is UnitedHealth Group's interest expense?: UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported interest expense of $955M in Q1 2026.
How has UnitedHealth Group's interest expense changed year-over-year?: UnitedHealth Group's interest expense decreased by 4.3% year-over-year, from $998M to $955M.
What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's interest expense has grown at a 24.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.66B to $4B.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.