Investing
Investment Purchases
UnitedHealth Group Investment Purchases increased by 42.6% to $6.52B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 57.6%, from $4.14B to $6.52B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a 0.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $4.24B | $3.98B | $4.31B | $4.98B | $3.92B | $5.28B | $4.64B | $4.89B | $4.33B | $3.77B | $5.32B | $4.80B | $5.33B | $9.82B | $7.36B | $4.14B | $4.05B | $4.63B | $4.57B | $6.52B |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.0% | +8.3% | +15.5% | -21.3% | +34.7% | -12.1% | +5.4% | -11.5% | -12.9% | +40.9% | -9.7% | +11.1% | +84.2% | -25.1% | -43.8% | -2.2% | +14.3% | -1.2% | +42.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.4% | +32.7% | +7.7% | -1.8% | +10.5% | -28.5% | +14.5% | -2.0% | +23.1% | +160.3% | +38.4% | -13.8% | -24.1% | -52.9% | -37.9% | +57.6% |
Range$3.77B – $9.82B
CAGR+9.5%
Avg YoY Growth+11.0%
Median YoY Growth+2.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported investment purchases of $6.52B in Q1 2026.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases increased by 57.6% year-over-year, from $4.14B to $6.52B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's investment purchases has grown at a 0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.14B to $17.37B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.