UnitedHealth Group hikes dividend by 5.2%

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) will hike its quarterly dividend by 5.2% to $2.21 per share in 2025.

This marks the 16th consecutive year of increases by UNH. It also is the smallest dividend hike in the last decade with the company announcing double digit raises in each of the previous years.

At a stock price of $302 the dividend yield for UNH is 2.8%. The next ex-date is June 16, 2025. Last year UnitedHealth hiked the dividend by 11.7%.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a health and well-being company. The company provides employers products and resources to plan and administer employee benefit programs. It conducts its operations through two business platforms: health benefits operating under UnitedHealthcare and health services operating under Optum. Optum is a health services business serving the healthcare marketplace, including payers, care providers, employers, governments, life sciences companies and consumers. UnitedHealth started paying annual dividends in 1990, and switched to quarterly dividend payments in June 2010.