Cencora (COR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Cencora's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.19% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.56 percentage points from 2.63% a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Cencora (COR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Assets [ROA] at Cencora came in at 2.18%, down 0.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for four consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +10.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.34% in FY2024 (-0.57 pp), 2.91% in FY2023 (-0.02 pp), 2.93% in FY2022 (-0.11 pp) and 3.04% in FY2021 (+11.19 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q3 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 11.09 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 0.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, COR's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 3.19% (Q2 2026), 2.12% (Q1 2026) and 2.08% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 4.79% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 1.93% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 6.21% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.92% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 4.50% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 3.19% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 2.99% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 2.30% |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -6.22% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -0.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.73% |
API Access
Cencora Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "COR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();