Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Cencora (COR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.68% for Q1 2026, down 345.0% on a YoY basis from 4.77% in Q1 2025, and down 20.12% quarter-over-quarter from 14.63% in Q4 2025.

Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cencora has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 11.68% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 345.0% year-over-year to 11.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.68% (down 345.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.74%, down 187.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.68%, down from 14.63% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 20.46% in Q2 2024, with the low at 11.68% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 16.74% across 5 years, with a median of 17.38% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 5394 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 576 bps.
  • Cencora's Return on Capital Employed 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Akso Health 2,315,158.81 Bn 2,315,158.63 Bn - -
2 Mckesson 92.76 Bn 89.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 38.25%
3 Cencora 52.82 Bn 50.83 Bn 3.59 Bn 11.68%
4 Cardinal Health 52.17 Bn 48.39 Bn 2.50 Bn 15.02%
5 Henry Schein 9.19 Bn 9.71 Bn 1.07 Bn 8.29%
6 Accendra Health 246.88 Mn -90.00 Mn 312.39 Mn -1.96%
7 Edap Tms 161.92 Mn 146.92 Mn 8.15 Mn -67.42%
8 111 107.47 Mn 25.61 Mn 23.58 Mn -0.62%
9 Cosmos Health 9.42 Mn 7.26 Mn 1.38 Mn -18.00%
10 Cellyan Biotechnology 5.69 -2.48 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 -36.38%