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UNH Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated
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UNH Dividend answer
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.23%, or $9.28 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.17%, from $9.06 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $2.32 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 14, 2026. Payment date: Sep 22, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
UNH Dividend Snapshot
Dividend growth, consistency, payout ratio, FCF coverage, and long history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next UNH Dividend Date
When UNH next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next UNH dividend
UNH's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $2.32 per share. Data last checked: Oct 4, 2026.
Latest UNH Dividend Dates
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UNH Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
UNH Annual Dividend History
UNH Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $2.32, event yield 2.39%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 12.57%
- Cohort rank
- #58
- Cohort standing
- Top quartile
- Healthcare rank
- #7
- 2020 regular DPS
- $4.830
- 2025 regular DPS
- $8.730
- Absolute change
- $3.900
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
UNH's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 12.57% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #58 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
UNH Dividend Yield
How UNH's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
UNH's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent UNH dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | $2.32 | $2.32 | 2.39% | Quarterly | $9.06 | Aug 11, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $2.32 | $2.32 | 2.18% | Quarterly | $8.95 | Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $2.21 | $2.21 | 3.10% | Quarterly | $8.84 | Feb 24, 2026 | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | $2.21 | $2.21 | 2.70% | Quarterly | $8.73 | Nov 7, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $2.21 | $2.21 | 2.48% | Quarterly | $8.62 | Aug 13, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 |
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| Jun 16, 2025 | $2.21 | $2.21 | 2.77% | Quarterly | $8.51 | May 23, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $2.10 | $2.10 | 1.75% | Quarterly | $8.40 | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | $2.10 | $2.10 | 1.46% | Quarterly | $8.18 | Nov 6, 2024 | Dec 9, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $2.10 | $2.10 | 1.35% | Quarterly | $7.96 | Aug 7, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | $2.10 | $2.10 | 1.58% | Quarterly | $7.74 | Jun 5, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | $1.88 | $1.88 | 1.58% | Quarterly | $7.52 | Feb 23, 2024 | Mar 11, 2024 | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | $1.88 | $1.88 | 1.33% | Quarterly | $7.29 | Nov 8, 2023 | Dec 4, 2023 | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | $1.88 | $1.88 | 1.47% | Quarterly | $7.06 | Aug 23, 2023 | Sep 11, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | $1.88 | $1.88 | 1.47% | Quarterly | $6.83 | Jun 7, 2023 | Jun 19, 2023 | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | $1.65 | $1.65 | 1.43% | Quarterly | $6.60 | Feb 27, 2023 | Mar 13, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | $1.65 | $1.65 | 1.19% | Quarterly | $6.40 | Nov 4, 2022 | Dec 5, 2022 | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | $1.65 | $1.65 | 1.18% | Quarterly | $6.20 | Aug 17, 2022 | Sep 12, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | $1.65 | $1.65 | 1.32% | Quarterly | $6.00 | Jun 8, 2022 | Jun 20, 2022 | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | $1.45 | $1.45 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $5.80 | Feb 16, 2022 | Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | $1.45 | $1.45 | 1.25% | Quarterly | $5.60 | Nov 5, 2021 | Dec 6, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | $1.45 | $1.45 | 1.34% | Quarterly | $5.40 | Aug 11, 2021 | Sep 13, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | $1.45 | $1.45 | 1.34% | Quarterly | $5.20 | Jun 9, 2021 | Jun 21, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1.40% | Quarterly | $5.00 | Feb 24, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1.38% | Quarterly | $4.83 | Nov 4, 2020 | Dec 7, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1.55% | Quarterly | $4.66 | Aug 5, 2020 | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1.54% | Quarterly | $4.49 | Jun 2, 2020 | Jun 22, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 1.59% | Quarterly | $4.32 | Feb 17, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 1.48% | Quarterly | $4.14 | Nov 8, 2019 | Dec 9, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Sep 13, 2019 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 1.70% | Quarterly | $3.96 | Aug 13, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | $1.08 | $1.08 | 1.54% | Quarterly | $3.78 | Jun 5, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | $0.90 | $0.90 | 1.52% | Quarterly | $3.60 | Feb 27, 2019 | Mar 11, 2019 | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $0.90 | $0.90 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $3.45 | Nov 9, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $0.90 | $0.90 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $3.30 | Aug 8, 2018 | Sep 7, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | $0.90 | $0.90 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $3.15 | Jun 5, 2018 | Jun 18, 2018 | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 1.33% | Quarterly | $3.00 | Feb 14, 2018 | Mar 9, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Nov 30, 2017 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 1.26% | Quarterly | $2.88 | Nov 8, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Sep 7, 2017 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 1.39% | Quarterly | $2.75 | Aug 16, 2017 | Sep 8, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Jun 15, 2017 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 1.46% | Quarterly | — | Jun 7, 2017 | Jun 19, 2017 | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Mar 8, 2017 | $0.625 | $0.625 | 1.49% | Quarterly | — | Feb 9, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Nov 30, 2016 | $0.625 | $0.625 | 1.50% | Quarterly | — | Nov 9, 2016 | Dec 2, 2016 | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Sep 7, 2016 | $0.625 | $0.625 | 1.67% | Quarterly | — | Aug 3, 2016 | Sep 9, 2016 | Sep 20, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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UNH Dividends FAQ
Does UNH pay a dividend?
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $2.32 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is UNH's dividend yield?
UNH's trailing dividend yield is 2.17%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is UNH's next dividend?
UNH's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is UNH's ex-dividend date?
UNH's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 14, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has UNH's dividend changed?
UNH's one-year dividend growth is 5.10% based on comparable covered dividend history.