Centene (CNC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Centene (CNC) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.75% in Q1 2026, down 5.01% quarter-over-quarter from 17.85% in Q4 2025, and down 2632.0% on a YoY basis from 0.74% in Q1 2025.
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 18.75% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2632.0% year-over-year to 18.75%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.75% (down 2632.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.78%, down 2422.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 18.75% for Q1 2026 at Centene, down from 17.85% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 7.57% in Q1 2025 to a low of 18.75% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.21% across 5 years, with a median of 4.42% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 352 bps in 2023, then plunged 2632 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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 tumbled by 371 bps to 17.85% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 18.75% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.75% (Q1 2026), 17.85% (Q4 2025), and 13.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.20% |