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UnitedHealth Group UNH Return on assets

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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$362.83B-48.7%
Enterprise value$412.75B-44.2%
P/E30.1×-1.9×
P/S0.8×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin88.6%+0.4pp
Operating margin4.2%-4.0pp
Net margin2.7%-2.7pp

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

Calculated from UnitedHealth Group’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on assets?
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported return on assets of 3.9% in Q1 2026.
How has UnitedHealth Group's return on assets changed year-over-year?
UnitedHealth Group's return on assets decreased by 48.0% year-over-year, from 7.4% to 3.9%.
What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's return on assets has grown at a -6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 31.8% to 24.3%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.