UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH) closed fiscal year 2025 with 906 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 8.73 USD per share.
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH) closed fiscal year 2025 with 906 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 8.73 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 9.00 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 24.6 %. The dividend per share was 8.73 USD, up 6.7 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 7.92 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1,201M | 1,147M | 1,086M | 1,039M | 1,019M | 988M | 954M | 953M | 952M | 969M | 960M | 948M | 946M | 941M | 934M | 924M | 915M | 906M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 17.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.75 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -160M | -54.0M | -61.0M | -47.0M | -20.0M | -31.0M | -34.0M | -1.00M | -1.00M | 0.00M | -9.00M | -12.0M | -2.00M | -5.00M | -7.00M | -10.0M | -9.00M | -9.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -13.32 % | -4.71 % | -5.62 % | -4.52 % | -1.96 % | -3.14 % | -3.56 % | -0.10 % | -0.11 % | 0.00 % | -0.94 % | -1.27 % | -0.21 % | -0.53 % | -0.75 % | -1.08 % | -0.98 % | -0.99 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -160M | -54.0M | -61.0M | -47.0M | -20.0M | -31.0M | -34.0M | -1.00M | -1.00M | 17.0M | -9.00M | -12.0M | -2.00M | -5.00M | -7.00M | -10.0M | -9.00M | -9.00M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -13.32 % | -4.71 % | -5.62 % | -4.52 % | -1.96 % | -3.14 % | -3.56 % | -0.10 % | -0.11 % | 1.75 % | -0.94 % | -1.27 % | -0.21 % | -0.53 % | -0.75 % | -1.08 % | -0.98 % | -0.99 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.41 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 1.41 | 1.88 | 2.38 | 2.88 | 3.45 | 4.14 | 4.83 | 5.60 | 6.40 | 7.29 | 8.18 | 8.73 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 1.24 % | 0.94 % | 9.69 % | 12.66 % | 14.84 % | 18.77 % | 24.24 % | 30.72 % | 32.22 % | 26.26 % | 27.70 % | 28.41 % | 29.76 % | 30.55 % | 29.78 % | 30.21 % | 52.29 % | 65.66 % |
| Number of payments | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.45B | 0.65B | 0.82B | 1.06B | 1.36B | 1.79B | 2.26B | 2.77B | 3.32B | 3.93B | 4.58B | 5.28B | 5.99B | 6.76B | 7.53B | 7.92B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 0.11 % | 0.10 % | 1.13 % | 1.21 % | 1.49 % | 1.41 % | 1.37 % | 1.58 % | 1.47 % | 1.29 % | 1.40 % | 1.40 % | 1.40 % | 1.11 % | 1.21 % | 1.39 % | 1.60 % | 2.63 % |
Figures in USD
