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UnitedHealth dividend yield UNH

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1990.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
2.17%
10-year median
1.4%
Against its 10-year history
87th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
1.1% to 3.6%
Peer median
1.8%

UnitedHealth pays 2.17% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 1.4%, higher than on 87% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 1.1% in Apr 2022 to 3.6% in Aug 2025.

The median for 4 health insurers of a similar size is 1.8%.

Dividend yield over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far2.2%2.1%3.4%
20252.6%1.4%3.6%
20241.6%1.3%1.7%
20231.4%1.3%1.5%
20221.2%1.1%1.3%
20211.1%1.1%1.5%
20201.4%1.3%2.1%
20191.4%1.3%1.8%
20181.4%1.2%1.4%
20171.3%1.3%1.5%
20161.5%1.4%1.7%
20151.6%1.2%1.6%
20141.4%1.3%1.5%
20131.4%1.2%1.6%
20121.5%1.1%1.5%
20111.2%0.9%1.3%
20101.1%0.1%1.2%
20090.1%0.1%0.2%
20080.1%0.1%0.2%
20070.1%0.1%0.1%

Against its peers

Companies in Medical - Healthcare Plans nearest UnitedHealth's size, closest first, today.

CompanyDividend yield
UNHUnitedHealth2.17%
CVSCVS Health2.85%
ELVElevance Health1.56%
CICigna2.02%
HUMHumana0.84%
Peer median1.79%

Where UnitedHealth ranks

What the dividend yield tells you

Yearly dividends per share divided by the share price.

A yield that suddenly looks high often means the price fell because the dividend is at risk.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.