Total Optum — Premiums
Business Segments · PremiumsUnitedHealth Group Total Optum — Premiums increased by 3.5% to $5.06B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.1%, from $5.82B to $5.06B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Total Optum — Premiums shows an upward trend with a 18.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ3 2025
Rolls up toNet premiums earned
How to read this metric
An increase suggests growth in risk-based care arrangements and market share in managed health services.
Detailed definition
Represents the total revenue generated from insurance-like risk-bearing contracts within the Optum health services segme...
Peer comparison
Comparable to premium revenue lines in other diversified healthcare services or managed care organizations.
Metric ID:
unh_segment_optum_premiumsHistorical Data
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.38B | $3.62B | $3.93B | $4.13B | $4.53B | $5.12B | $4.60B | $5.33B | $5.43B | $5.63B | $5.39B | $5.70B | $5.95B | $5.82B | $5.35B | $5.02B | $4.89B | $5.06B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.3% | +8.4% | +5.2% | +9.6% | +13.0% | -10.1% | +15.9% | +1.9% | +3.7% | -4.3% | +5.7% | +4.4% | -2.2% | -8.1% | -6.1% | -2.7% | +3.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +34.2% | +41.2% | +17.1% | +28.9% | +19.9% | +10.0% | +17.3% | +6.9% | +9.6% | +3.3% | -0.8% | -11.8% | -17.8% | -13.1% |
Range$3.38B – $5.95B
CAGR+10.0%
Avg YoY Growth+10.3%
Median YoY Growth+9.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's total optum — premiums?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported total optum — premiums of $5.06B in Q3 2025.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's total optum — premiums changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's total optum — premiums decreased by 13.1% year-over-year, from $5.82B to $5.06B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's total optum — premiums?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), UnitedHealth Group's total optum — premiums has grown at a 18.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $13.85B to $22.81B.
- What does total optum — premiums mean?
- Total revenue earned from insurance risk-bearing contracts within the Optum segment.