Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26
Business Segments · Earnings before income taxes
Optum Health — Earnings before income taxes
UnitedHealth Group Optum Health — Earnings before income taxes increased by 141.0% to $1.14B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 29.3%, from $1.61B to $1.14B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Optum Health — Earnings before income taxes shows a downward trend with a -50.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toPre-Tax Income
How to read this metric
Higher pre-tax earnings indicate strong overall segment performance and operational success.
Detailed definition
The total profit of the Optum Health segment before accounting for income tax expenses. This provides a view of the segm...
Peer comparison
Standard pre-tax profit metric used for segment-level financial analysis.
Metric ID:
unh_segment_optum_health_earnings_before_income_taxesHistorical 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 | $1.13B | $1.14B | $1.23B | $1.37B | $1.40B | $1.58B | $1.69B | $1.78B | $1.53B | $1.57B | $1.69B | $1.90B | $1.92B | $2.16B | $1.79B | $1.61B | $636.00M | $255.00M | -$2.78B | $1.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.3% | +7.5% | +11.1% | +2.4% | +12.6% | +7.4% | +5.0% | -14.1% | +2.8% | +7.8% | +12.3% | +1.1% | +12.6% | -17.1% | -9.9% | -60.6% | -59.9% | <-999% | +141.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +24.0% | +37.8% | +37.7% | +30.0% | +9.0% | -0.4% | -0.1% | +6.9% | +25.8% | +37.8% | +5.9% | -15.0% | -66.9% | -88.2% | -255.4% | -29.3% |
Range-$2.78B – $2.16B
CAGR+0.2%
Avg YoY Growth-15.0%
Median YoY Growth+6.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings before income taxes?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported optum health — earnings before income taxes of $1.14B in Q1 2026.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings before income taxes changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings before income taxes decreased by 29.3% year-over-year, from $1.61B to $1.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings before income taxes?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings before income taxes has grown at a -50.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.46B to -$278.00M.
- What does optum health — earnings before income taxes mean?
- The profit generated by the Optum Health segment before taxes are deducted.