Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

UnitedHealth Group Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Medical costs payable	32,395)	29,056)	24,483)	21,872)	21,690)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	31,958)	27,715)	24,643)	22,495)	19,005)
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	4,274)	3,110)	3,620)	4,819)	3,870)
Unearned revenues	3,355)	3,075)	2,571)	2,842)	2,622)
Other current liabilities	27,072)	26,281)	22,975)	20,392)	14,595)
Current liabilities	99,054)	89,237)	78,292)	72,420)	61,782)
Long-term debt, less current maturities	58,263)	54,513)	42,383)	38,648)	36,808)
Deferred income taxes	3,021)	2,769)	3,265)	3,367)	2,993)
Other liabilities	14,463)	12,839)	11,787)	12,315)	10,144)
Noncurrent liabilities	75,747)	70,121)	57,435)	54,330)	49,945)
Total liabilities	174,801)	159,358)	135,727)	126,750)	111,727)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	4,498)	4,897)	1,434)	2,211)	1,726)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; no shares issued or outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	9)	9)	10)	10)	9)
Additional paid-in capital	—)	—)	—)	—)	7)
Retained earnings	95,774)	86,156)	77,134)	69,295)	61,178)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,027)	(8,393)	(5,384)	(3,814)	(3,578)
Shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group	88,756)	77,772)	71,760)	65,491)	57,616)
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	5,665)	3,678)	3,285)	2,837)	2,820)
Total equity	94,421)	81,450)	75,045)	68,328)	60,436)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	273,720)	245,705)	212,206)	197,289)	173,889)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	UnitedHealth Group Inc. current liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	UnitedHealth Group Inc. noncurrent liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	UnitedHealth Group Inc. total liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	UnitedHealth Group Inc. shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity