Centene (CNC) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Centene's (CNC) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.49% in Q1 2026, down 56.0% year-on-year from 1.12% in Q1 2025, and down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter from 0.49% in Q4 2025.
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 0.49% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 56.0% year-over-year to 0.49% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.49%, a 56.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.95%, down 116.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.49% in Q1 2026 per CNC's latest filing, from 0.49% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.07% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.49% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.03% (2023), against an average of 0.04%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital gained 4 bps in 2023 and slumped 56 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 557 bps to 0.05% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 0.05% in 2024, then plunged by 995 bps to 0.49% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 0.49% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CNC Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.49% (Q1 2026), 0.49% (Q4 2025), and 0.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 384.70 Bn | 354.90 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.05 Bn | 124.42 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 82.25 Bn | 46.44 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Cigna | 75.16 Bn | 67.54 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Humana | 47.47 Bn | 25.57 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 0.02% |
| 6 | Centene | 31.35 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 43.95 Bn | -0.49% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.62 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.13 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 144.48 Mn | - |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 83.07 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.02% |