UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- UNH has issued more total dividends (as measured in absolute US dollars) over the past six years than 96.27% of other US stocks currently paying dividends.
- As for free cash flow, UNH has greater average cash flow over the past 5.5 years than 96.15% US-listed dividend payers.
- Currently, UNH generates more cash flow over the 12 months prior than 97.21% of US dividend stocks.
- If you want to include this stock in your dividend portfolio, here are some dividend stocks that are NOT correlated with UNH that may be suitable potential portfolio mates: ODC, FDBC, SPOK, OFED and CSX.
UNH Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $500.13 | $352.53 | -29.95% |
A technique commonly used by dividend investors to value dividend-issuing stocks is the Dividend Discount Model (DDM), which seeks to determine a fair share price based on the dividend provided by the company relative to a number of other company-specific factors. As for UNH, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of negative 29.95% in comparison to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Unitedhealth Group Inc are:
- Beta is a measure of how volatile a stock is relative to the S&P 500; when evaluated against its peers in the mega-sized revenue class, Unitedhealth Group Inc has a beta lower than just 15.38% of such peers.
- Unitedhealth Group Inc's dividend growth rate is higher than 93.44% of stocks in its sector (Healthcare).
- The stock's annual revenue of roughly $288 billion puts it in the mega-sized revenue class, where its estimated gain based on our dividend discount model price relative to its current share price is greater than just 15.38% of companies in the same revenue class.
UNH Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-09 | Dividend | $2.10 | -- |
| 2024-09-16 | Dividend | $2.10 | -- |
| 2024-06-17 | Dividend | $2.10 | +11.70% |
| 2024-03-08 | Dividend | $1.88 | -- |
| 2023-12-01 | Dividend | $1.88 | -- |
| 2023-09-08 | Dividend | $1.88 | -- |
| 2023-06-15 | Dividend | $1.88 | +13.94% |
| 2023-03-10 | Dividend | $1.65 | -- |
| 2022-12-02 | Dividend | $1.65 | -- |
| 2022-09-09 | Dividend | $1.65 | -- |
| 2022-06-16 | Dividend | $1.65 | +13.79% |
| 2022-03-11 | Dividend | $1.45 | -- |
| 2021-12-03 | Dividend | $1.45 | -- |
| 2021-09-10 | Dividend | $1.45 | -- |
| 2021-06-18 | Dividend | $1.45 | +16.00% |
| 2021-03-12 | Dividend | $1.25 | -- |
| 2020-12-04 | Dividend | $1.25 | -- |
| 2020-09-11 | Dividend | $1.25 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | Dividend | $1.25 | +15.74% |
| 2020-03-13 | Dividend | $1.08 | -- |
| 2019-12-06 | Dividend | $1.08 | -- |
| 2019-09-13 | Dividend | $1.08 | -- |
| 2019-06-14 | Dividend | $1.08 | +20.00% |
| 2019-03-08 | Dividend | $0.90 | -- |
| 2018-11-30 | Dividend | $0.90 | -- |
| 2018-09-06 | Dividend | $0.90 | -- |
| 2018-06-15 | Dividend | $0.90 | +20.00% |
| 2018-03-08 | Dividend | $0.75 | -- |
| 2017-11-30 | Dividend | $0.75 | -- |
| 2017-09-07 | Dividend | $0.75 | -- |
| 2017-06-15 | Dividend | $0.75 | +20.00% |
| 2017-03-08 | Dividend | $0.63 | -- |
| 2016-11-30 | Dividend | $0.63 | -- |
| 2016-09-07 | Dividend | $0.63 | -- |
| 2016-06-15 | Dividend | $0.63 | +25.00% |
| 2016-03-09 | Dividend | $0.50 | -- |
| 2015-12-02 | Dividend | $0.50 | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | Dividend | $0.50 | -- |
| 2015-06-11 | Dividend | $0.50 | +33.33% |
| 2015-03-11 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2014-12-03 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2014-09-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | +33.93% |
| 2014-03-12 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2013-12-04 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2013-09-11 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2013-06-13 | Dividend | $0.28 | +31.76% |
| 2013-03-13 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2012-12-07 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2012-06-13 | Dividend | $0.21 | +30.77% |
| 2012-03-01 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2011-12-05 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2011-09-02 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2011-06-03 | Dividend | $0.16 | +30.00% |
| 2011-03-03 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2010-12-03 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2010-09-10 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2010-06-03 | Dividend | $0.13 | +316.67% |
| 2010-04-01 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2009-03-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2008-03-31 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2007-03-29 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2006-03-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | +100.00% |
| 2005-05-31 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2005-03-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2004-03-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | +100.00% |
| 2003-06-19 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2003-03-28 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2002-03-27 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 2001-03-29 | Dividend | $0.03 | +100.00% |
| 2000-12-26 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2000-03-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | +275.00% |
| 1999-03-30 | Dividend | $0.01 | -73.33% |
| 1998-03-30 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1997-04-01 | Dividend | $0.03 | +275.00% |
| 1996-04-01 | Dividend | $0.01 | -73.33% |
| 1995-03-28 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1994-03-25 | Dividend | $0.03 | +328.57% |
| 1993-03-26 | Dividend | $0.01 | -76.67% |
| 1992-04-10 | Dividend | $0.03 | +1,100.00% |
| 1991-11-01 | Split | 4-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 1991-05-24 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
| 1990-08-27 | Dividend | $0.01 | -- |
UNH Dividends vs. Peers
UNH's dividend yield currently ranks #12 of 17 vs. its peers in the Medical - Health Insurance category.
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHG | Bright Health Group Inc. | 0.00% |
| 2 | CI | Cigna Corp. | 0.00% |
| 3 | MRAI | Marpai, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 4 | WCG | Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 5 | CNC | Centene Corp. | 0.00% |
| 6 | MOH | Molina Healthcare Inc. | 0.00% |
| 7 | ELV | Elevance Health | 0.00% |
| 8 | CLOV | Clover Health Investments Corp. Cl A | 0.00% |
| 9 | HUM | Humana Inc. | 0.00% |
| 10 | MGLN | Magellan Health, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 11 | ATHN | athenahealth, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 12 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.00% |
| 13 | HIIQ | Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. - | 0.00% |
| 14 | HQY | HealthEquity, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 15 | ALHC | Alignment Healthcare, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 16 | AET | Aetna Inc. | 0.00% |
| 17 | OSCR | Oscar Health Inc. | 0.00% |
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