Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Cencora (COR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.68% for Q1 2026, down 20.12% on a QoQ basis from 14.63% in Q4 2025, and down 345.0% year-over-year from 4.77% in Q1 2025.
Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cencora's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.68% for 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 was 11.68% for Q1 2026 at Cencora, down from 14.63% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.46% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 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 sank 576 bps.
- Cencora's Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.88% in 2022, then climbed by 4 bps to 19.69% in 2023, then slipped by 23 bps to 15.17% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 14.63% in 2025, then fell by 20 bps to 11.68% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COR's Return on Capital Employed at 11.68% in Q1 2026, 14.63% in Q4 2025, and 15.06% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mckesson | 105.72 Bn | 101.75 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 38.25% |
| 2 | Cencora | 60.96 Bn | 58.79 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 11.68% |
| 3 | Cardinal Health | 53.93 Bn | 49.99 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 15.02% |
| 4 | Henry Schein | 9.78 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 8.29% |
| 5 | Akso Health | 3.06 Bn | 3.06 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | 111 | 651.73 Mn | 572.63 Mn | 23.58 Mn | -0.62% |
| 7 | Accendra Health | 247.26 Mn | -89.62 Mn | 278.03 Mn | 2.01% |
| 8 | Edap Tms | 230.14 Mn | 215.14 Mn | 8.15 Mn | -67.59% |
| 9 | VitaNova Life Sciences | 11.51 Mn | 11.01 Mn | 316,343.00 | 64.08% |
| 10 | Cosmos Health | 9.29 Mn | 7.13 Mn | 1.38 Mn | -60.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |