Operating Cash Flow
UnitedHealth Group Operating Cash Flow increased by 704.3% to $8.91B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 63.3%, from $5.46B to $8.91B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -6.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.54B | $7.58B | $3.22B | $5.32B | $6.87B | $18.55B | $16.33B | $11.03B | $6.90B | $1.14B | $6.75B | $13.95B | $2.37B | $5.46B | $7.19B | $5.95B | $1.11B | $8.91B |
| QoQ Change | — | +36.8% | -57.5% | +65.3% | +29.2% | +170.0% | -12.0% | -32.4% | -37.4% | -83.4% | +489.7% | +106.7% | -83.0% | +130.3% | +31.7% | -17.3% | -81.4% | +704.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +24.0% | +144.7% | +207.0% | +60.6% | -62.8% | -93.0% | -38.9% | +102.0% | — | +376.9% | +6.6% | -57.4% | -53.2% | +63.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's operating cash flow?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported operating cash flow of $8.91B in Q1 2026.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's operating cash flow increased by 63.3% year-over-year, from $5.46B to $8.91B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's operating cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's operating cash flow has grown at a -6.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $22.34B to $19.70B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.