UNH dividend: yield, history and ex-dates

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) dey pay quarterly dividend. As of the latest declaration, UNH pay $2.32 per share, wey be annual rate of $9.28, for dividend yield of about 2.31% at recent price of $401.15. Its latest ex-dividend date na Sep 14, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. This page dey track UNH dividend, and e dey refresh every week from exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'UNH' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'UNH' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

UNH dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. UNH dividend yield above na the annual rate divided by recent price. E dey move opposite the share price, so yield figure only get meaning beside the date wey dem measure am. The per-share amounts here na cash dividends wey dem declare, no be special or one-time distributions.

UNH dividend history

Na these be the latest regular dividends wey UNH don pay, starting from the newest:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'UNH' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The payment pattern shows the schedule: quarterly payer dey send payment on that schedule, and the per-share amount na wetin dey increase, remain the same, or reduce over time.

UNH dividend growth by year

When you add the regular dividends inside each calendar year, the separate payments turn into a growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'UNH' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, UNH pay $4.14 per share for the whole year. By 2025, the annual total don reach $8.73. Rising line mean say company dey increase payout every year. Flat line mean dividend remain the same. Falling line mean cut. The year-by-year record na the most useful thing to check before you treat stock as income holding. Na this part of dividend history wey screener single yield number no dey show.

UNH a good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame the question, and both dey this page: the yield (2.31%) and the direction of the annual payout above. Yield wey dey below broad-market average, together with payout wey dey rise steadily, na the profile of dividend-growth stock. For this kind stock, the attraction na small payment today wey dey compound. High yield beside flat or falling payout na income-now profile. E mean say you need check whether earnings fit cover the payment. UNH record above shows which of the two profiles e resemble. Dividend history alone no fit show safety. Safety depend on earnings and free cash flow, no be only on past payments. So stretched payout ratio fit come before a cut wey the history never record yet.

When UNH ex-dividend date dey?

Ex-dividend date na the cutoff. If you buy UNH before that date, the upcoming dividend na your own. If you buy on the date, the dividend go the seller. On the ex-date, the stock normally opens lower by roughly the dividend amount because the cash dey leave the company. UNH latest ex-dividend date na Sep 14, 2026. The record date follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and pay date come some weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates across the market dey for the ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

UnitedHealth Group dey pay dividend?

Yes. UNH dey pay quarterly dividend. The latest one na $2.32 per share, wey annualizes to about $9.28 per share.

Wetin be UNH dividend yield?

UNH dividend yield na about 2.31%. Dem calculate am by dividing the $9.28 annual dividend by recent price of $401.15. Yield dey rise when price fall, and e dey fall when price rise. So na snapshot, no be fixed number.

When UNH next ex-dividend date go be?

UNH latest ex-dividend date na Sep 14, 2026, and the next one na not yet declared. As quarterly payer, UNH dey set new ex-date on that schedule. Date go show as declared here once the company announce am.

How much UNH dividend be?

The latest regular dividend na $2.32 per share. With quarterly payment schedule, e annualizes to about $9.28 per share.

Every figure above na stored query wey anybody fit inspect, and dem dey refresh am every week. Open the SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record for the Strasmore terminal.