Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Cencora's (COR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.68% in Q1 2026, down 345.0% YoY from 4.77% in Q1 2025, and down 20.12% on a QoQ basis from 14.63% in Q4 2025.
Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cencora (COR) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.68% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 345.0% year-over-year to 11.68% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.68% (down 345.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.74%, down 187.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 11.68% in Q1 2026, from 14.63% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.46% in Q2 2024 to a low of 11.68% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 16.74% and a median of 17.38% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 5394 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 576 bps.
- Tracing COR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 18.88% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 19.69% in 2023, then retreated by 23 bps to 15.17% in 2024, then retreated by 4 bps to 14.63% in 2025, then dropped by 20 bps to 11.68% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.68% (Q1 2026), 14.63% (Q4 2025), and 15.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 102.47 Bn | 97.30 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 43.39% |
| 2 | Cencora | 61.53 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 12.93% |
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| 4 | Henry Schein | 10.03 Bn | 9.87 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 8.66% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 676.38 Mn | 676.18 Mn | - | - |
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| 8 | 111 | 30.17 Mn | -28.59 Mn | 18.18 Mn | -6.99% |
| 9 | Cosmos Health | 13.11 Mn | 10.67 Mn | 1.51 Mn | -67.72% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.41% |