Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
UnitedHealth Group Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Equity
UnitedHealth Group Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt | 4,274) | 5,290) | 6,321) | 9,931) | 3,110) | 3,229) | 5,592) | 6,697) | 3,620) | 3,620) | 3,868) | 8,838) | 4,819) | 3,899) | 6,156) | 15,828) | 3,870) | 6,387) | 7,800) | 3,919) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | 58,263) | 58,079) | 59,268) | 60,657) | 54,513) | 45,438) | 45,799) | 40,796) | 42,383) | 43,345) | 44,348) | 37,420) | 38,648) | 39,895) | 39,901) | 35,779) | 36,808) | 38,507) | 34,473) | 34,419) | ||||||
| Total debt | 62,537) | 63,369) | 65,589) | 70,588) | 57,623) | 48,667) | 51,391) | 47,493) | 46,003) | 46,965) | 48,216) | 46,258) | 43,467) | 43,794) | 46,057) | 51,607) | 40,678) | 44,894) | 42,273) | 38,338) | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group | 88,756) | 84,494) | 82,353) | 81,312) | 77,772) | 74,646) | 72,820) | 72,766) | 71,760) | 70,278) | 69,014) | 66,404) | 65,491) | 65,231) | 63,624) | 56,977) | 57,616) | 54,996) | 53,103) | 51,724) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.95 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.66 | 0.49 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 1.09 | 1.22 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group
= 62,537 ÷ 88,756 = 0.70
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Capital
UnitedHealth Group Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt | 4,274) | 5,290) | 6,321) | 9,931) | 3,110) | 3,229) | 5,592) | 6,697) | 3,620) | 3,620) | 3,868) | 8,838) | 4,819) | 3,899) | 6,156) | 15,828) | 3,870) | 6,387) | 7,800) | 3,919) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | 58,263) | 58,079) | 59,268) | 60,657) | 54,513) | 45,438) | 45,799) | 40,796) | 42,383) | 43,345) | 44,348) | 37,420) | 38,648) | 39,895) | 39,901) | 35,779) | 36,808) | 38,507) | 34,473) | 34,419) | ||||||
| Total debt | 62,537) | 63,369) | 65,589) | 70,588) | 57,623) | 48,667) | 51,391) | 47,493) | 46,003) | 46,965) | 48,216) | 46,258) | 43,467) | 43,794) | 46,057) | 51,607) | 40,678) | 44,894) | 42,273) | 38,338) | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group | 88,756) | 84,494) | 82,353) | 81,312) | 77,772) | 74,646) | 72,820) | 72,766) | 71,760) | 70,278) | 69,014) | 66,404) | 65,491) | 65,231) | 63,624) | 56,977) | 57,616) | 54,996) | 53,103) | 51,724) | ||||||
| Total capital | 151,293) | 147,863) | 147,942) | 151,900) | 135,395) | 123,313) | 124,211) | 120,259) | 117,763) | 117,243) | 117,230) | 112,662) | 108,958) | 109,025) | 109,681) | 108,584) | 98,294) | 99,890) | 95,376) | 90,062) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.49 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 62,537 ÷ 151,293 = 0.41
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Assets
UnitedHealth Group Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt | 4,274) | 5,290) | 6,321) | 9,931) | 3,110) | 3,229) | 5,592) | 6,697) | 3,620) | 3,620) | 3,868) | 8,838) | 4,819) | 3,899) | 6,156) | 15,828) | 3,870) | 6,387) | 7,800) | 3,919) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | 58,263) | 58,079) | 59,268) | 60,657) | 54,513) | 45,438) | 45,799) | 40,796) | 42,383) | 43,345) | 44,348) | 37,420) | 38,648) | 39,895) | 39,901) | 35,779) | 36,808) | 38,507) | 34,473) | 34,419) | ||||||
| Total debt | 62,537) | 63,369) | 65,589) | 70,588) | 57,623) | 48,667) | 51,391) | 47,493) | 46,003) | 46,965) | 48,216) | 46,258) | 43,467) | 43,794) | 46,057) | 51,607) | 40,678) | 44,894) | 42,273) | 38,338) | ||||||
| Total assets | 273,720) | 282,063) | 280,164) | 283,679) | 245,705) | 243,064) | 230,172) | 221,238) | 212,206) | 213,045) | 210,292) | 205,171) | 197,289) | 190,969) | 192,483) | 189,067) | 173,889) | 173,709) | 167,200) | 161,197) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 62,537 ÷ 273,720 = 0.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Financial Leverage
UnitedHealth Group Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 273,720) | 282,063) | 280,164) | 283,679) | 245,705) | 243,064) | 230,172) | 221,238) | 212,206) | 213,045) | 210,292) | 205,171) | 197,289) | 190,969) | 192,483) | 189,067) | 173,889) | 173,709) | 167,200) | 161,197) | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group | 88,756) | 84,494) | 82,353) | 81,312) | 77,772) | 74,646) | 72,820) | 72,766) | 71,760) | 70,278) | 69,014) | 66,404) | 65,491) | 65,231) | 63,624) | 56,977) | 57,616) | 54,996) | 53,103) | 51,724) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 3.08 | 3.34 | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.16 | 3.26 | 3.16 | 3.04 | 2.96 | 3.03 | 3.05 | 3.09 | 3.01 | 2.93 | 3.03 | 3.32 | 3.02 | 3.16 | 3.15 | 3.12 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.21 | 2.18 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.19 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 3.30 | 3.28 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.21 | 3.20 | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.29 | 3.25 | 3.17 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 3.33 | 3.37 | 3.43 | 3.44 | 3.46 | 3.52 | 3.64 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 3.27 | 3.38 | 3.44 | 3.35 | 3.21 | 3.27 | 3.06 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.24 | 3.32 | 3.38 | 3.46 | 3.54 | 3.48 | 3.52 | 3.57 | 3.68 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 2.77 | 2.88 | 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.83 | 2.86 | 2.82 | 2.79 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.61 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.60 | 2.44 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.48 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 2.89 | 3.30 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 2.81 | 3.12 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 2.76 | 2.79 | 2.56 | 2.64 | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.67 | 2.80 | 2.42 | 2.52 | 2.44 | 2.61 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.17 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.79 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 2.34 | 2.45 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.22 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Shareholders’ equity attributable to UnitedHealth Group
= 273,720 ÷ 88,756 = 3.08
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Interest Coverage
UnitedHealth Group Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders | 5,455) | 5,841) | 5,474) | 5,611) | 4,761) | 5,262) | 5,070) | 5,027) | 4,071) | 4,086) | 4,266) | 4,862) | 2,212) | 3,172) | 6,637) | 3,382) | 3,541) | 3,538) | 3,293) | 3,467) | ||||||
| Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 220) | 197) | 183) | 163) | 147) | 122) | 129) | 121) | 120) | 105) | 106) | 116) | 140) | 84) | 59) | 83) | 127) | 91) | 92) | 90) | ||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 1,184) | 1,654) | 1,572) | 1,558) | 1,307) | 1,562) | 1,466) | 1,369) | 919) | 1,099) | 1,196) | 1,364) | 764) | 1,000) | 2,115) | 1,094) | 990) | 936) | 941) | 875) | ||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 830) | 834) | 828) | 754) | 676) | 516) | 467) | 433) | 431) | 422) | 410) | 397) | 401) | 395) | 430) | 437) | 437) | 449) | 418) | 400) | ||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 7,689) | 8,526) | 8,057) | 8,086) | 6,891) | 7,462) | 7,132) | 6,950) | 5,541) | 5,712) | 5,978) | 6,739) | 3,517) | 4,651) | 9,241) | 4,996) | 5,095) | 5,014) | 4,744) | 4,832) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 9.97 | 10.21 | 10.99 | 12.25 | 13.59 | 14.66 | 14.45 | 14.26 | 14.44 | 13.46 | 13.03 | 14.88 | 13.47 | 14.12 | 13.89 | 11.40 | 11.55 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 11.46 | 10.79 | 11.34 | 13.06 | 15.89 | 18.41 | 20.07 | 18.10 | 16.41 | 16.38 | 14.28 | 12.77 | 10.10 | 7.66 | 6.80 | 7.39 | 7.09 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 5.20 | 5.59 | 2.71 | 3.43 | 3.46 | 2.75 | 5.49 | 5.27 | 5.16 | 4.92 | 4.60 | 4.52 | 4.36 | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.29 | 3.96 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 8.49 | 8.87 | 9.76 | 9.95 | 10.13 | 10.75 | 10.71 | 11.01 | 10.93 | 10.04 | 8.03 | 9.09 | 8.96 | 9.59 | 11.16 | 9.14 | 9.02 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 7.73 | 9.48 | 10.19 | 10.30 | 9.89 | 10.31 | 11.61 | 11.27 | 11.49 | 10.87 | 11.78 | 18.22 | 17.52 | 22.25 | 19.81 | 15.36 | 15.34 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 9.43 | 10.15 | 11.02 | 10.88 | 10.98 | 10.95 | 10.18 | 5.65 | 5.21 | 3.68 | 4.02 | 6.60 | 4.71 | 4.12 | 3.84 | 3.76 | 4.60 | 6.40 | 5.94 | 6.14 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 26.24 | 34.20 | 57.21 | 67.00 | 65.07 | 74.25 | 53.60 | 28.23 | -7.06 | -33.01 | -40.84 | -55.47 | -53.14 | -57.89 | -61.51 | -57.41 | -53.08 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2023
+ EBITQ3 2023
+ EBITQ2 2023
+ EBITQ1 2023)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023
+ Interest expenseQ3 2023
+ Interest expenseQ2 2023
+ Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (7,689 + 8,526 + 8,057 + 8,086)
÷ (830 + 834 + 828 + 754)
= 9.97
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |