Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Cencora (COR) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.93% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 1.77 percentage points from 14.70% a year earlier but up 1.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cencora (COR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cencora posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.74%, down 1.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +83.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 20.61% in FY2024 (-1.21 pp), 21.82% in FY2023 (+4.25 pp), 17.57% in FY2022 (-7.35 pp) and 24.92% in FY2021 (+90.17 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 11.68% in fiscal Q2 2026 and a high of 20.46% in fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 74.58 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 5.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 11.68% (Q2 2026), 14.63% (Q1 2026) and 15.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 10.87% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.98% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 43.39% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -174.63% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 10.00% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 12.93% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 19.96% |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 8.14% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -13.64% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Cencora Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();