Centene (CNC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 13.64% for Q2 2026, down 1748.0% year-over-year from 0.83% in Q2 2025, and up 27.22% quarter-over-quarter from 18.75% in Q1 2026.
Centene (CNC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Centene's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.64% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1748.0% year-over-year to 13.64%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 13.64% (down 1748.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.78%, down 2422.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 13.64%, up from 18.75% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.57% in Q1 2025, with the low at 18.75% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.36% (2022), against an average of 0.38%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 352 bps in 2023, then tumbled 2632 bps in 2026.
- Centene's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.61% in 2022, then surged by 135 bps to 6.13% in 2023, then advanced by 8 bps to 6.6% in 2024, then slumped by 371 bps to 17.85% in 2025, then climbed by 24 bps to 13.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CNC's Return on Capital Employed at 13.64% in Q2 2026, 18.75% in Q1 2026, and 17.85% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -18.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.41% |