Stock Analysis on Net

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH)

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios 
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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

UnitedHealth Group Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Current ratio 0.91 0.88 0.85 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.81 0.77 0.82 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.77 0.77 0.74 0.74 0.82 0.84 0.75 0.69 0.70 0.67 0.73
Quick ratio 0.83 0.81 0.79 0.73 0.75 0.74 0.75 0.70 0.77 0.71 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.71 0.68 0.68 0.75 0.76 0.66 0.63 0.64 0.62 0.66
Cash ratio 0.37 0.33 0.35 0.34 0.42 0.44 0.43 0.36 0.46 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.33 0.33 0.37 0.42 0.35 0.28 0.30 0.32 0.32

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. UnitedHealth Group Inc. current ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. UnitedHealth Group Inc. quick ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. UnitedHealth Group Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.

Current Ratio

UnitedHealth Group Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 92,258 92,038 88,942 78,437 91,905 89,869 93,895 69,069 82,937 68,356 69,029 61,758 61,610 58,916 59,508 53,718 54,821 58,918 58,807 42,634 43,541 42,038 42,815
Current liabilities 101,565 104,670 104,431 99,054 114,179 112,981 116,482 89,237 100,935 88,698 88,170 78,292 79,575 76,557 80,641 72,420 66,597 69,883 78,606 61,782 62,641 62,328 58,933
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 0.91 0.88 0.85 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.81 0.77 0.82 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.77 0.77 0.74 0.74 0.82 0.84 0.75 0.69 0.70 0.67 0.73
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 1.60 1.68 1.60 1.64 1.74 1.64 1.68 1.63 1.86 2.01 1.85 1.85 1.83 1.79 1.75 1.72 1.70 1.57 1.43 1.44 1.54 1.68 1.58
Cigna Group 0.86 0.83 0.83 0.77 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.73 0.73 0.83 0.81 0.83 0.70 0.72 0.76 0.77 0.79 0.83 0.76 0.74 0.61 0.65 0.64
CVS Health Corp. 0.80 0.86 0.81 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.92 0.94 0.94 0.91 0.88 0.88 0.94 0.95 0.93 0.91 0.95 0.98 0.99 0.94 0.92 0.95 0.95
Elevance Health Inc. 1.50 1.49 1.37 1.44 1.41 1.44 1.43 1.40 1.35 1.36 1.36 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.57 1.55 1.59 1.64 1.53 1.65 1.70 1.64 1.61
Humana Inc. 1.76 1.66 1.67 1.59 1.37 1.37 1.39 1.52 1.35 1.53 1.53 1.62 1.72 1.71 1.67 1.77 1.81 1.69 1.66 1.82 1.83 1.75 1.65
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 4.30 5.15 5.55 4.76 5.31 5.22 5.26 4.40 5.10 5.36 5.22 5.08 5.58 5.99 6.71 6.86 7.04 6.38 4.96 4.53 4.64 5.04 5.44
Medtronic PLC 2.30 2.29 2.42 2.39 1.76 1.76 1.58 1.86 2.61 2.91 2.89 2.65 2.10 2.16 1.87 2.13 2.75 2.77 2.67 2.59 2.36 2.56 2.46

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 92,258 ÷ 101,565 = 0.91

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. UnitedHealth Group Inc. current ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Quick Ratio

UnitedHealth Group Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 32,400 26,286 28,414 25,427 38,915 41,813 41,913 23,365 38,845 24,612 25,482 21,375 21,085 19,832 19,955 16,921 17,550 22,327 21,569 10,985 12,363 13,745 12,407
Short-term investments 4,734 5,037 4,296 4,201 5,182 4,466 4,584 4,546 3,682 3,352 2,914 2,532 2,786 2,729 2,962 2,860 3,259 3,266 2,876 3,260 3,455 3,524 3,303
Accounts receivable, net 20,024 23,115 27,197 21,276 20,673 17,952 22,414 17,681 17,047 18,718 18,871 14,216 14,152 14,587 15,980 12,870 12,171 12,546 14,613 11,822 10,964 9,741 12,826
Other current receivables, net 27,461 26,762 19,284 17,694 17,752 16,131 14,696 12,769 13,684 12,439 11,994 13,866 14,080 12,630 11,546 12,534 13,231 11,430 10,275 9,640 10,152 8,434 7,631
Assets under management 3,414 3,619 3,755 3,616 3,623 3,837 4,087 4,022 4,017 4,155 4,449 4,304 4,198 4,094 4,076 3,788 3,417 2,866 3,076 3,051 2,943 2,951
Total quick assets 84,619 84,614 82,810 72,353 86,138 83,985 87,444 62,448 77,280 63,138 63,416 56,438 56,407 53,976 54,537 49,261 49,999 52,986 52,199 38,783 39,985 38,387 39,118
 
Current liabilities 101,565 104,670 104,431 99,054 114,179 112,981 116,482 89,237 100,935 88,698 88,170 78,292 79,575 76,557 80,641 72,420 66,597 69,883 78,606 61,782 62,641 62,328 58,933
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 0.83 0.81 0.79 0.73 0.75 0.74 0.75 0.70 0.77 0.71 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.71 0.68 0.68 0.75 0.76 0.66 0.63 0.64 0.62 0.66
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 1.00 1.02 0.95 1.00 1.04 1.00 1.07 1.06 1.22 1.33 1.21 1.28 1.25 1.19 1.16 1.14 1.01 0.93 0.83 0.88 0.93 0.98 0.94
Cigna Group 0.61 0.60 0.58 0.54 0.61 0.61 0.59 0.58 0.61 0.52 0.48 0.48 0.58 0.59 0.64 0.66 0.46 0.50 0.42 0.41 0.51 0.53 0.53
CVS Health Corp. 0.54 0.60 0.54 0.59 0.60 0.59 0.61 0.62 0.64 0.62 0.54 0.55 0.59 0.58 0.54 0.53 0.58 0.63 0.60 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.55
Elevance Health Inc. 1.34 1.32 1.23 1.30 1.29 1.32 1.31 1.27 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.33 1.33 1.35 1.43 1.42 1.45 1.49 1.37 1.52 1.58 1.51 1.49
Humana Inc. 1.40 1.37 1.35 1.24 1.15 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.13 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.32 1.28 1.26 1.37 1.47 1.35 1.29 1.47 1.51 1.36 1.32
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 3.21 3.94 4.31 3.83 4.44 4.36 4.30 3.56 4.19 4.49 4.40 4.34 4.66 5.12 5.76 5.96 5.93 5.40 4.00 3.75 3.80 4.15 4.53
Medtronic PLC 1.46 1.42 1.51 1.54 1.18 1.18 1.01 1.30 1.87 2.07 2.06 1.91 1.58 1.63 1.37 1.50 2.05 2.02 1.95 1.90 1.69 1.88 1.83

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 84,619 ÷ 101,565 = 0.83

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. UnitedHealth Group Inc. quick ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Cash Ratio

UnitedHealth Group Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 32,400 26,286 28,414 25,427 38,915 41,813 41,913 23,365 38,845 24,612 25,482 21,375 21,085 19,832 19,955 16,921 17,550 22,327 21,569 10,985 12,363 13,745 12,407
Short-term investments 4,734 5,037 4,296 4,201 5,182 4,466 4,584 4,546 3,682 3,352 2,914 2,532 2,786 2,729 2,962 2,860 3,259 3,266 2,876 3,260 3,455 3,524 3,303
Assets under management 3,414 3,619 3,755 3,616 3,623 3,837 4,087 4,022 4,017 4,155 4,449 4,304 4,198 4,094 4,076 3,788 3,417 2,866 3,076 3,051 2,943 2,951
Total cash assets 37,134 34,737 36,329 33,383 47,713 49,902 50,334 31,998 46,549 31,981 32,551 28,356 28,175 26,759 27,011 23,857 24,597 29,010 27,311 17,321 18,869 20,212 18,661
 
Current liabilities 101,565 104,670 104,431 99,054 114,179 112,981 116,482 89,237 100,935 88,698 88,170 78,292 79,575 76,557 80,641 72,420 66,597 69,883 78,606 61,782 62,641 62,328 58,933
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 0.37 0.33 0.35 0.34 0.42 0.44 0.43 0.36 0.46 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.33 0.33 0.37 0.42 0.35 0.28 0.30 0.32 0.32
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
Abbott Laboratories 0.52 0.52 0.47 0.53 0.54 0.57 0.66 0.66 0.74 0.75 0.65 0.78 0.75 0.71 0.67 0.60 0.46 0.46 0.34 0.38 0.41 0.37 0.36
Cigna Group 0.12 0.14 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.22 0.20 0.17 0.19 0.11 0.12 0.14 0.13 0.15 0.24 0.32 0.15 0.20 0.13 0.14 0.17 0.17 0.20
CVS Health Corp. 0.11 0.20 0.16 0.14 0.20 0.21 0.24 0.23 0.28 0.22 0.16 0.18 0.20 0.17 0.15 0.18 0.19 0.27 0.21 0.15 0.14 0.17 0.16
Elevance Health Inc. 0.90 0.86 0.82 0.87 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.86 0.87 0.86 0.86 0.95 0.97 0.97 1.08 1.04 1.04 1.10 0.95 1.08 1.14 1.07 1.04
Humana Inc. 1.29 1.16 1.15 1.13 1.09 1.11 1.06 1.10 1.07 1.02 1.02 1.08 1.20 1.12 1.12 1.29 1.39 1.22 1.16 1.37 1.44 1.28 1.15
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 2.52 3.20 3.49 3.15 3.86 3.77 3.59 2.90 3.50 3.78 3.58 3.66 3.98 4.42 5.04 5.30 5.27 4.85 3.44 3.13 3.11 3.37 3.79
Medtronic PLC 0.85 0.80 0.87 0.88 0.77 0.79 0.63 0.85 1.26 1.37 1.36 1.27 1.17 1.18 0.99 1.06 1.33 1.27 1.25 1.16 1.03 1.20 1.21

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 37,134 ÷ 101,565 = 0.37

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. UnitedHealth Group Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.