UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 86 recorded UNH dividend payments, running from August 27, 1990 to June 15, 2026 — 37 calendar years. Together those payments total $64.75 per share. UNH has most often paid annually.
UNH has increased its payment rate for 16 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the UNH payment rate compounded at +12.1% a year, and +16.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
UNH's payment rate fell in 1993, 1996, 1999. The steepest drop was -73.3%.
UNH dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.73 | 4 (timing) | $2.21 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | $8.18 | 4 (timing) | $2.10 | +11.7% |
| 2023 | $7.29 | 4 (timing) | $1.88 | +13.9% |
| 2022 | $6.40 | 4 (timing) | $1.65 | +13.8% |
| 2021 | $5.60 | 4 (timing) | $1.45 | +16.0% |
| 2020 | $4.83 | 4 (timing) | $1.25 | +15.7% |
| 2019 | $4.14 | 4 (timing) | $1.08 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | $3.45 | 4 (timing) | $0.900 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | $2.88 | 4 (timing) | $0.750 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | $2.38 | 4 (timing) | $0.625 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | $1.88 | 4 (timing) | $0.500 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | $1.41 | 4 (timing) | $0.375 | +33.9% |
| 2013 | $1.05 | 4 (timing) | $0.280 | +31.5% |
| 2012 | $0.802 | 4 (timing) | $0.213 | +30.7% |
| 2011 | $0.614 | 4 (timing) | $0.163 | +30.4% |
| 2010 | $0.405 | 4 (timing) | $0.125 | — |
| 2009 | $0.0300 | 1 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $0.0300 | 1 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | $0.0300 | 1 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | $0.0300 | 1 | $0.0300 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | $0.0150 | 1 | $0.0150 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | $0.0150 | 1 | $0.0150 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | $0.0075 | 1 | $0.0075 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.0075 | 1 | $0.0075 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.0075 | 1 | $0.0075 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0037 | 1 | $0.0037 | +275.0% |
| 1999 | $0.0010 | 1 | $0.0010 | -73.3% |
| 1998 | $0.0037 | 1 | $0.0037 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.0037 | 1 | $0.0037 | +275.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0010 | 1 | $0.0010 | -73.3% |
| 1995 | $0.0037 | 1 | $0.0037 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.0037 | 1 | $0.0037 | +756.2% |
| 1993 | $0.0004 | 1 | $0.0004 | -53.3% |
| 1992 | $0.0009 | 1 | $0.0009 | +328.3% |
| 1991 | $0.0002 | 1 | $0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | $0.0002 | 1 | $0.0002 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than UNH's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent UNH dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | $2.32 |
| March 9, 2026 | $2.21 |
| December 8, 2025 | $2.21 |
| September 15, 2025 | $2.21 |
| June 16, 2025 | $2.21 |
| March 10, 2025 | $2.10 |
| December 9, 2024 | $2.10 |
| September 16, 2024 | $2.10 |
| June 17, 2024 | $2.10 |
| March 8, 2024 | $1.88 |
| December 1, 2023 | $1.88 |
| September 8, 2023 | $1.88 |
| June 15, 2023 | $1.88 |
| March 10, 2023 | $1.65 |
| December 2, 2022 | $1.65 |
| September 9, 2022 | $1.65 |
| June 16, 2022 | $1.65 |
| March 11, 2022 | $1.45 |
| December 3, 2021 | $1.45 |
| September 10, 2021 | $1.45 |
| June 18, 2021 | $1.45 |
| March 12, 2021 | $1.25 |
| December 4, 2020 | $1.25 |
| September 11, 2020 | $1.25 |
| June 19, 2020 | $1.25 |
| March 13, 2020 | $1.08 |
| December 6, 2019 | $1.08 |
| September 13, 2019 | $1.08 |
| June 14, 2019 | $1.08 |
| March 8, 2019 | $0.900 |
| November 30, 2018 | $0.900 |
| September 6, 2018 | $0.900 |
| June 15, 2018 | $0.900 |
| March 8, 2018 | $0.750 |
| November 30, 2017 | $0.750 |
| September 7, 2017 | $0.750 |
| June 15, 2017 | $0.750 |
| March 8, 2017 | $0.625 |
| November 30, 2016 | $0.625 |
| September 7, 2016 | $0.625 |
| June 15, 2016 | $0.625 |
| March 9, 2016 | $0.500 |
| December 2, 2015 | $0.500 |
| September 9, 2015 | $0.500 |
| June 11, 2015 | $0.500 |
| March 11, 2015 | $0.375 |
| December 3, 2014 | $0.375 |
| September 10, 2014 | $0.375 |
| June 12, 2014 | $0.375 |
| March 12, 2014 | $0.280 |
| December 4, 2013 | $0.280 |
| September 11, 2013 | $0.280 |
| June 13, 2013 | $0.280 |
| March 13, 2013 | $0.212 |
| December 7, 2012 | $0.213 |
| September 12, 2012 | $0.213 |
| June 13, 2012 | $0.213 |
| March 1, 2012 | $0.163 |
| December 5, 2011 | $0.163 |
| September 2, 2011 | $0.163 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 86 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
UNH dividend history questions
How many dividends has UNH paid?
DivTrkr has 86 recorded UNH dividend payments between August 27, 1990 and June 15, 2026, totalling $64.75 per share across 37 calendar years.
Has UNH ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The UNH per-payment rate fell in 1993, 1996, 1999, the steepest being -73.3%.
How fast is the UNH dividend growing?
The UNH payment rate compounded at +12.1% a year over the last five complete years and +16.0% a year over the last ten.
How often does UNH pay a dividend?
UNH has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current UNH dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track UNH free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.