Optumrx — Earnings from operations
Business Segments · Earnings from operationsUnitedHealth Group Optumrx — Earnings from operations increased by 7.5% to $1.55B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.3%, from $1.54B to $1.55B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Optumrx — Earnings from operations shows an upward trend with a 12.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Increasing earnings indicate strong operational performance and effective cost control, while decreasing earnings signal margin pressure or rising service costs.
Detailed definition
The profit generated by the pharmacy benefit management segment after deducting operating expenses from total revenues....
Peer comparison
Equivalent to segment operating income used by analysts to compare profitability across healthcare service segments.
unh_segment_optum_rx_earnings_from_operationsHistorical 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 | $993.00M | $1.01B | $1.24B | $939.00M | $1.04B | $1.08B | $1.37B | $1.06B | $1.21B | $1.26B | $1.59B | $1.15B | $1.41B | $1.54B | $1.74B | $1.32B | $1.44B | $1.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.9% | +22.5% | -24.3% | +11.2% | +3.5% | +26.9% | -22.7% | +13.8% | +4.2% | +26.7% | -28.0% | +22.6% | +9.8% | +12.6% | -24.2% | +9.3% | +7.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.1% | +6.8% | +10.6% | +12.9% | +15.5% | +16.3% | +16.0% | +8.2% | +16.6% | +22.8% | +9.2% | +14.9% | +2.5% | +0.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is UnitedHealth Group's optumrx — earnings from operations?
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported optumrx — earnings from operations of $1.55B in Q3 2025.
- How has UnitedHealth Group's optumrx — earnings from operations changed year-over-year?
- UnitedHealth Group's optumrx — earnings from operations increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from $1.54B to $1.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for UnitedHealth Group's optumrx — earnings from operations?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), UnitedHealth Group's optumrx — earnings from operations has grown at a 12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.14B to $5.84B.
- What does optumrx — earnings from operations mean?
- Operating profit generated specifically by the pharmacy benefit management segment.