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UNH (UnitedHealth Group) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 14.60% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is UnitedHealth Group 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

UnitedHealth Group's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.10.

During the past 12 months, UnitedHealth Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 18.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of UnitedHealth Group was 198.80% per year. The lowest was 13.50% per year. And the median was 26.00% per year.

UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.29. As of today, UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Yield % is 1.97%.

Good Sign:

UnitedHealth Group Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year high.

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Competitive Comparison of UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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UnitedHealth Group 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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UnitedHealth Group  (NYSE:UNH) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2025 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=2.1/ 7.2
=0.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of UnitedHealth Group was 0.31. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.29.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

UnitedHealth Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 2.1000002025-03-102025-03-102025-03-18Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 2.1000002024-12-092024-12-092024-12-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 2.1000002024-09-162024-09-162024-09-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 2.1000002024-06-172024-06-172024-06-25Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=8.4/424.25
=1.98 %

Current Share Price is $424.25.
UnitedHealth Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $8.4.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of UnitedHealth Group was 2.00%. The lowest was 1.06%. And the median was 1.38%.

Good Sign:

UnitedHealth Group Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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UnitedHealth Group Business Description

Address
1 Health Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers and provides medical benefits to about 51 million members globally, including 1 million outside the US as of December 2024. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in medical insurance. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's Optum franchises help create a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
Executives
Timothy Patrick Flynn director JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Erin Mcsweeney officer: EVP Chief People Officer EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Thomas E Roos officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Stephen J Hemsley director, officer: Pres & COO, UnitedHealth Grp 200 WASHINGTON AVE N, SUITE 200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Andrew Witty director, officer: CEO, UHG C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Charles D. Baker director 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Kristen Gil director C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Dirk C Mcmahon officer: President & CEO, UHC C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
John F Rex officer: EVP Chief Financial Officer C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Mcnabb Frederick William Iii director C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Richard T Burke director 3962 TOMAHAWK TRAIL, MEDINA MN 55340
Rupert M Bondy officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Paul R Garcia director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Brian R Thompson officer: CEO, UnitedHealthcare C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Matthew W. Friedrich officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD, TEANECK NJ 07666