Business Segments · Earnings from operations
Optum Health — Earnings from operations
UnitedHealth Group Optum Health — Earnings from operations increased by 141.0% to $1.14B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 19.1%, from $1.41B to $1.14B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Optum Health — Earnings from operations shows a downward trend with a -42.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
Higher earnings indicate strong operational performance and effective cost management.
Detailed definition
The profit generated by the Optum Health segment after deducting operating costs from total revenues. This is the primar...
Peer comparison
Standard operating profit metric used across all public companies to assess segment performance.
Metric ID:
unh_segment_optum_health_earnings_from_operationsHistorical 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 | $1.4B | $1.58B | $1.69B | $1.78B | $1.53B | $1.57B | $1.69B | $1.9B | $1.92B | $2.16B | $1.79B | $1.41B | $636M | $255M | -$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% | -21.2% | -54.9% | -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% | -25.7% | -66.9% | -88.2% | -255.4% | -19.1% |
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 from operations?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported optum health — earnings from operations of $1.14B in Q1 2026.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings from operations changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings from operations decreased by 19.1% year-over-year, from $1.41B to $1.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings from operations?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), UnitedHealth Group's optum health — earnings from operations has grown at a -42.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.46B to -$481M.
- What does optum health — earnings from operations mean?
- The core profit earned by the Optum Health segment from its primary business activities.