Deferred Taxes
UnitedHealth Group Deferred Taxes increased by 18.3% to $2.86B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 26.6%, from $3.9B to $2.86B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Taxes shows a downward trend with a -6.4% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company has recognized more income for accounting purposes than for tax purposes, potentially deferring cash tax outflows to future periods.
Detailed definition
This represents the net amount of income taxes payable in future periods as a result of temporary differences between th...
Peer comparison
Common across large-cap corporations with significant capital assets and complex tax structures; peers in the managed care sector typically report this based on their specific tax planning strategies.
other_deferred_income_tax_liabilities_netHistorical Data
| 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 | $3.64B | $3.65B | $3.27B | $2.95B | $2.58B | $1.66B | $2.77B | $2.83B | $2.5B | $2.21B | $3.02B | $4.17B | $3.63B | $4.01B | $3.62B | $3.9B | $3.8B | $3.16B | $2.42B | $2.86B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.2% | -10.5% | -9.5% | -12.6% | -35.7% | +66.9% | +2.3% | -11.9% | -11.5% | +36.7% | +37.9% | -12.9% | +10.5% | -9.8% | +7.8% | -2.5% | -16.9% | -23.4% | +18.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.1% | -54.5% | -15.2% | -4.1% | -3.2% | +33.2% | +9.1% | +47.0% | +45.4% | +81.6% | +19.8% | -6.4% | +4.8% | -21.2% | -33.1% | -26.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported deferred taxes of $2.86B in Q1 2026.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes decreased by 26.6% year-over-year, from $3.9B to $2.86B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's deferred taxes has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.37B to $2.42B.
- What does deferred taxes mean?
- The net amount of income taxes the company expects to pay in the future due to timing differences between accounting and tax reporting.