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UnitedHealth (UNH) Dividend History

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated · every payment since 1990

As of Nov 9, 2026, UnitedHealth (UNH) has paid 87 dividends since 1990. The most recent was $2.3200 per share (ex-date Sep 14, 2026, paid Sep 22, 2026). Over the last 12 months UNH paid $9.0600 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.30%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +5.0% versus the 2 before.

Latest news: UnitedHealth Raises Quarterly Dividend 5.0% to $2.32 · Jun 16, 2026

Latest dividend

$2.3200

Last ex-date

Sep 14, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$9.06

Trailing yield

2.30%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

16 yrs

Key facts: UNH dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 9, 2026, SmarterDividends has 87 dividend payments on record for UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH), going back to 1990.
  • UNH's most recent dividend was $2.32 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 14, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 22, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, UNH paid $9.06 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.30%.
  • UNH's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Jun 15, 2026 ex-date, a 5.0% rise to $2.32 per share.
  • UNH's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Mar 30, 1999 ex-date, a 73.3% reduction to $0.0010 per share.
  • UNH paid $8.73 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 6.7% from 2024.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "UnitedHealth (UNH) Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/UNH/dividend-history

What the record shows

What the record shows: UNH has paid quarterly dividends since 1990. It has made 87 payments. Over the last 12 months, UNH paid $9.06 per share, equal to a 2.21% trailing yield, and its latest payment was unchanged from the previous one.

The recent average payment was 5% above the prior average. Across the last five years, none of 20 payments was lower than the previous payment, while five were higher.

Across the six-year span, UNH’s annual dividend climbed from $4.83 to $8.73 per share, rising every year even as the percentage increase slowed each year. These gains extend the dividend growth streak to 16 consecutive years. The last annual cut occurred in 1999, and the dividend safety grade is A.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Oct 28, 2026 · editorial policy

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

2.79%

of price a year ago

Price change

+21.6%

$324.21 → $394.15

Approx. total return

+24.4%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

UNH dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

UNH dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$6.8500—
20254$8.7300+6.7%
20244$8.1800+12.2%
20234$7.2900+13.9%
20224$6.4000+14.3%
20214$5.6000+15.9%
20204$4.8300+16.7%
20194$4.1400+20.0%
20184$3.4500+20.0%
20174$2.8750+21.1%
20164$2.3750+26.7%
20154$1.8750+33.5%
20144$1.4050+33.6%
20134$1.0520+31.2%
20124$0.8020+30.6%
20114$0.6140+51.6%
20104$0.4050+1250.0%
20091timing$0.0300+0.0%
20081timing$0.0300+0.0%
20071timing$0.0300+0.0%
20061timing$0.0300+100.0%
20051timing$0.0150+0.0%
20041timing$0.0150+100.0%
20031timing$0.0075+0.0%
20021timing$0.0075+0.0%
20011timing$0.0075+100.0%
20001timing$0.0038+275.0%
19991timing$0.0010-73.3%
19981timing$0.0038+0.0%
19971timing$0.0038+275.0%
19961timing$0.0010-73.3%
19951timing$0.0038+0.0%
19941timing$0.0038+756.2%
19931timing$0.0004-53.3%
19921timing$0.0009+328.3%
19911timing$0.0002+0.0%
19901timing$0.0002—

Every UNH dividend

24 raises · 2 cuts · 3 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 14, 2026Sep 22, 2026$2.3200+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 15, 2026Jun 23, 2026$2.3200+5.0%Raise
Mar 9, 2026Mar 17, 2026$2.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2025Dec 16, 2025$2.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 15, 2025Sep 23, 2025$2.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 16, 2025Jun 24, 2025$2.2100+5.2%Raise
Mar 10, 2025Mar 18, 2025$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2024Dec 17, 2024$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 16, 2024Sep 24, 2024$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 17, 2024Jun 25, 2024$2.1000+11.7%Raise
Mar 8, 2024Mar 19, 2024$1.8800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 1, 2023Dec 12, 2023$1.8800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 2023Sep 19, 2023$1.8800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 15, 2023Jun 27, 2023$1.8800+13.9%Raise
Mar 10, 2023Mar 21, 2023$1.6500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 2, 2022Dec 13, 2022$1.6500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 2022Sep 20, 2022$1.6500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 16, 2022Jun 28, 2022$1.6500+13.8%Raise
Mar 11, 2022Mar 22, 2022$1.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 3, 2021Dec 14, 2021$1.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 2021Sep 21, 2021$1.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 18, 2021Jun 29, 2021$1.4500+16.0%Raise
Mar 12, 2021Mar 23, 2021$1.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 4, 2020Dec 15, 2020$1.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2020Sep 22, 2020$1.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 19, 2020Jun 30, 2020$1.2500+15.7%Raise
Mar 13, 2020Mar 24, 2020$1.0800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 6, 2019Dec 17, 2019$1.0800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2019Sep 24, 2019$1.0800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 14, 2019Jun 25, 2019$1.0800+20.0%Raise
Mar 8, 2019Mar 19, 2019$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 30, 2018Dec 13, 2018$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 6, 2018Sep 18, 2018$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 15, 2018Jun 26, 2018$0.9000+20.0%Raise
Mar 8, 2018Mar 20, 2018$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 30, 2017Dec 12, 2017$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 7, 2017Sep 19, 2017$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 15, 2017Jun 27, 2017$0.7500+20.0%Raise
Mar 8, 2017Mar 21, 2017$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Nov 30, 2016Dec 13, 2016$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 7, 2016Sep 20, 2016$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 15, 2016Jun 28, 2016$0.6250+25.0%Raise
Mar 9, 2016Mar 22, 2016$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 2, 2015Dec 15, 2015$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 2015Sep 22, 2015$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 2015Jun 24, 2015$0.5000+33.3%Raise
Mar 11, 2015Mar 24, 2015$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 3, 2014Dec 16, 2014$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 2014Sep 23, 2014$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 12, 2014Jun 25, 2014$0.3750+33.9%Raise
Mar 12, 2014Mar 25, 2014$0.2800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 4, 2013Dec 17, 2013$0.2800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2013Sep 24, 2013$0.2800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2013Jun 21, 2013$0.2800+32.1%Raise
Mar 13, 2013Mar 26, 2013$0.2120-0.5%Unchanged
Dec 7, 2012Dec 21, 2012$0.2130+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2012Sep 21, 2012$0.2130+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2012Jun 22, 2012$0.2130+30.7%Raise
Mar 1, 2012Mar 19, 2012$0.1630+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 5, 2011Dec 21, 2011$0.1630+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 2, 2011Sep 21, 2011$0.1630+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 2011Jun 21, 2011$0.1630+30.4%Raise
Mar 3, 2011Mar 21, 2011$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 3, 2010Dec 21, 2010$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 2010Sep 28, 2010$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 2010Jun 21, 2010$0.1250+316.7%Raise
Apr 1, 2010Apr 20, 2010$0.0300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 31, 2009Apr 16, 2009$0.0300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 31, 2008Apr 16, 2008$0.0300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2007Apr 16, 2007$0.0300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2006Apr 17, 2006$0.0300+100.0%Raise
Mar 30, 2005Apr 18, 2005$0.0150+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2004Apr 16, 2004$0.0150+100.0%Raise
Mar 28, 2003Apr 17, 2003$0.0075+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2002Apr 17, 2002$0.0075+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2001Apr 18, 2001$0.0075+100.0%Raise
Mar 30, 2000Apr 19, 2000$0.0038+275.0%Raise
Mar 30, 1999Apr 15, 1999$0.0010-73.3%Cut
Mar 30, 1998Apr 15, 1998$0.0038—Special
Apr 1, 1997Apr 15, 1997$0.0038+275.0%Raise
Apr 1, 1996Apr 15, 1996$0.0010-73.3%Cut
Mar 28, 1995Apr 15, 1995$0.0038—Special
Mar 25, 1994Apr 15, 1994$0.0038+756.2%Raise
Mar 26, 1993Apr 16, 1993$0.0004+100.0%Raise
Apr 10, 1992Apr 30, 1992$0.0009—Special
May 24, 1991Jun 15, 1991$0.0002+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 27, 1990Sep 30, 1990$0.0002—First

UNH dividend history — FAQ

How much is UNH's dividend?

As of Nov 9, 2026, UNH's most recent dividend was $2.3200 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 14, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 22, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $9.0600 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.30%.

How often does UNH pay a dividend?

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is UNH's next dividend?

As of Nov 9, 2026, the next UNH ex-dividend date on record is Dec 7, 2026, payable Dec 15, 2026. Shares must be owned before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

Has UNH ever cut its dividend?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 2 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 1999.

How much did UNH pay in dividends in 2025?

UNH paid $8.7300 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 6.7% from 2024.

What was UNH's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Nov 6, 2026, UNH paid $9.0600 per share, 2.79% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +21.6%. That is an approximate total return of +24.4% before taxes and reinvestment.

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