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UnitedHealth Group stock buybacks
UNH$1.6Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
UnitedHealth Group bought back $1.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $623M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.4% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | $850M |
| Q4 '20 | $1.7B |
| Q1 '21 | $1.6B |
| Q2 '21 | $1.3B |
| Q3 '21 | $1.1B |
| Q4 '21 | $1.1B |
| Q1 '22 | $2.5B |
| Q2 '22 | $2.5B |
| Q3 '22 | $1B |
| Q4 '22 | $1B |
| Q1 '23 | $2B |
| Q2 '23 | $3B |
| Q3 '23 | $1.5B |
| Q4 '23 | $1.5B |
| Q1 '24 | $3.1B |
| Q2 '24 | $0 |
| Q3 '24 | $956M |
| Q4 '24 | $5.0B |
| Q1 '25 | $3B |
| Q2 '25 | $2.5B |
| Q3 '25 | $0 |
| Q4 '25 | $0 |
| Q1 '26 | $0 |
| Q2 '26 | $1.6B |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | 962.0M |
| Q4 '20 | 960.0M |
| Q1 '21 | 957.0M |
| Q2 '21 | 956.0M |
| Q3 '21 | 955.0M |
| Q4 '21 | 956.0M |
| Q1 '22 | 954.0M |
| Q2 '22 | 950.0M |
| Q3 '22 | 948.0M |
| Q4 '22 | 948.0M |
| Q1 '23 | 943.0M |
| Q2 '23 | 940.0M |
| Q3 '23 | 936.0M |
| Q4 '23 | 933.0M |
| Q1 '24 | 922.0M |
| Q2 '24 | 928.0M |
| Q3 '24 | 930.0M |
| Q4 '24 | 936.0M |
| Q1 '25 | 918.0M |
| Q2 '25 | 910.0M |
| Q3 '25 | 908.0M |
| Q4 '25 | 908.0M |
| Q1 '26 | 910.0M |
| Q2 '26 | 906.0M |
$1.6Blast quarter (Q2 2026)
$623Mnet of stock compensation ($1.0B)
−0.4%diluted shares, 1 year
−5.2%diluted shares, 5 years
$8.1Bdividends, 12 months
7%of free cash flow ($23.6B) spent on buybacks
$605Mraised by issuing stock, 12 months
897.6Mshares outstanding (Jul 31, 2026)
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Questions
- Does UnitedHealth Group buy back its stock?
- UnitedHealth Group bought back $1.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $623M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.4% from a year earlier.
- How much did UnitedHealth Group spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $5.5B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is UnitedHealth Group's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −5.2% over five fiscal years and −0.4% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 10, 2026 · open on SEC.gov