Cincinnati Financial (CINF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Cincinnati Financial (CINF) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -11.72% in Q2 2026, up 11.67 percentage points from -23.39% a year earlier and up 2.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cincinnati Financial (CINF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cincinnati Financial reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -18.63%, down 1.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +0.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -16.65% in FY2024 (+3.29 pp), -19.94% in FY2023 (+8.40 pp), -28.34% in FY2022 (-27.00 pp) and -1.34% in FY2021 (+17.79 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.36 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 19.70 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 31.34 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -14.39% (Q1 2026), -17.79% (Q4 2025) and -20.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,168.75 Bn | -248.72 Bn | 55.86 Bn | -10.42% |
| 2 | Chubb | 136.94 Bn | 89.00 Bn | 9.13 Bn | -9.62% |
| 3 | Progressive | 132.57 Bn | 108.40 Bn | 9.04 Bn | -78.36% |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 93.82 Bn | 86.22 Bn | - | 13.08% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 83.08 Bn | 59.33 Bn | 6.23 Bn | -27.73% |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 75.37 Bn | -18.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 68.71 Bn | 63.14 Bn | - | 5.67% |
| 8 | Aon | 64.39 Bn | 57.63 Bn | - | 14.78% |
| 9 | Allstate | 64.30 Bn | 25.55 Bn | 8.73 Bn | -37.39% |
| 10 | Cincinnati Financial | 27.06 Bn | 20.72 Bn | 2.39 Bn | -11.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -11.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -25.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -14.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -18.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -29.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -31.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -32.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.76% |
API Access
Cincinnati Financial Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CINF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "CINF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CINF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();