UnitedHealth Group's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.88. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $7.52. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.27. As of today, UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Yield % is 1.52%.
During the past 12 months, UnitedHealth Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.80% per year.
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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 14.70% per year. And the median was 26.00% per year.
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UnitedHealth Group Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for UnitedHealth Group's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* 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 Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Dividends per Share
4.14
4.83
5.60
6.40
7.29
UnitedHealth Group Quarterly Data
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Mar24
Dividends per Share
1.65
1.88
1.88
1.88
1.88
Competitive Comparison
For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
UnitedHealth Group Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where UnitedHealth Group's Dividend Yield % falls into.
UnitedHealth Group Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Dividends per Share 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. 2024 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of UnitedHealth Group was 0.33. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.30.
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 1.880
2024-03-08
2024-03-11
2024-03-19
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.880
2023-12-01
2023-12-04
2023-12-12
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.880
2023-09-08
2023-09-11
2023-09-19
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.880
2023-06-15
2023-06-19
2023-06-27
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD: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
Current Share Price is $491.23.
UnitedHealth Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $7.52.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of UnitedHealth Group was 2.00%. The lowest was 1.06%. And the median was 1.37%.
* 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 (UnitedHealth Group) Business Description
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 53 million members globally, including 5 million outside the U.S. as of mid-2023. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
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