Centene (CNC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Centene's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.75% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 2632.0% year-over-year to 18.75% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 18.75%, a 2632.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 17.78%, down 2422.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed fell to 18.75% in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from 17.85% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 7.57% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 18.75% in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.42% (2022), against an average of 1.21%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 352 bps in 2023 and plunged 2632 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.61% in 2022, then soared by 135 bps to 6.13% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 6.6% in 2024, then sank by 371 bps to 17.85% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 18.75% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 18.75% (Q1 2026), 17.85% (Q4 2025), and 13.08% (Q3 2025).