Total Optum — Earnings before income taxes
Business Segments · Earnings before income taxesUnitedHealth Group Total Optum — Earnings before income taxes decreased by 18.4% to $2.51B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 44.2%, from $4.50B to $2.51B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Total Optum — Earnings before income taxes shows an upward trend with a 11.7% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates strong overall financial performance and effective management of both operational and non-operational costs.
Detailed definition
The segment's profit after all operating and non-operating expenses have been deducted, but before the provision for inc...
Peer comparison
Comparable to pre-tax segment income for diversified healthcare and insurance organizations.
unh_segment_optum_earnings_before_income_taxesHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.88B | $3.06B | $3.42B | $3.15B | $3.28B | $3.66B | $3.96B | $3.74B | $3.70B | $3.93B | $4.57B | $3.54B | $3.87B | $4.50B | $4.80B | $3.89B | $3.08B | $2.51B |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.2% | +11.7% | -7.8% | +4.1% | +11.6% | +8.1% | -5.5% | -1.2% | +6.4% | +16.1% | -22.6% | +9.5% | +16.1% | +6.8% | -18.9% | -21.0% | -18.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.8% | +19.7% | +15.8% | +18.8% | +12.7% | +7.4% | +15.4% | -5.5% | +4.6% | +14.3% | +5.1% | +10.1% | -20.6% | -44.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's total optum — earnings before income taxes?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported total optum — earnings before income taxes of $2.51B in Q3 2025.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's total optum — earnings before income taxes changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's total optum — earnings before income taxes decreased by 44.2% year-over-year, from $4.50B to $2.51B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's total optum — earnings before income taxes?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), UnitedHealth Group's total optum — earnings before income taxes has grown at a 11.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.00B to $16.70B.
- What does total optum — earnings before income taxes mean?
- The profit of the Optum segment before accounting for income taxes.