Centene CNC
NYSE CNC
$65.02 +0.88 (+1.37%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:03 PM EDT

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

Centene (CNC) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.31% for Q2 2026, down 36.0% year-over-year from 0.48% in Q2 2025, and up 36.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.49% in Q1 2026.

Centene (CNC) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Centene's Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.31% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 36.0% year-over-year to 0.31%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.31% (down 36.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.95%, down 116.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 stood at 0.31%, up from 0.49% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.07% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.49% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2023), against an average of 0.06%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital grew 4 bps in 2023, then sank 56 bps in 2026.
  • Centene's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 557 bps to 0.05% in 2023, then climbed by 4 bps to 0.05% in 2024, then sank by 995 bps to 0.49% in 2025, then surged by 37 bps to 0.31% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CNC's Return on Invested Capital at 0.31% in Q2 2026, 0.49% in Q1 2026, and 0.49% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 352.16 Bn 320.69 Bn 36.67 Bn 0.01%
2 Cvs Health 118.83 Bn 104.87 Bn 47.23 Bn 0.00%
3 Elevance Health 86.85 Bn 50.89 Bn 13.45 Bn 0.01%
4 Humana 45.59 Bn 21.72 Bn 5.50 Bn 0.01%
5 Centene 31.97 Bn 4.92 Bn 14.55 Bn -0.31%
6 Molina Healthcare 10.21 Bn 1.30 Bn 1.43 Bn 0.01%
7 Oscar Health 9.60 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.09 Bn -
8 Alignment Healthcare 2.72 Bn 2.02 Bn 180.96 Mn -
9 Clover Health Investments 2.17 Bn 1.93 Bn 153.00 Mn -
10 Progyny 2.01 Bn 1.77 Bn 89.30 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.31%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.49%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.49%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.28%
Jun 30, 2025 0.05%
Mar 31, 2025 0.07%
Dec 31, 2024 0.05%
Sep 30, 2024 0.05%
Jun 30, 2024 0.05%
Mar 31, 2024 0.05%
Dec 31, 2023 0.05%
Sep 30, 2023 0.04%
Jun 30, 2023 0.03%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.02%
Jun 30, 2022 0.02%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 0.02%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%