Cencora (COR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Cencora (COR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.39% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 6.46 percentage points from 20.85% a year earlier and down 1.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cencora (COR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cencora's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 25.03%, down 6.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +88.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Cencora's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 31.03% in FY2024 (-2.40 pp), 33.43% in FY2023 (+5.73 pp), 27.70% in FY2022 (-3.33 pp) and 31.03% in FY2021 (+94.17 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 120.08 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 12.40 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 15.62% (Q2 2026), 19.31% (Q1 2026) and 18.38% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 336.54 Bn | 221.18 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 10.31% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 110.50 Bn | 63.10 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.96% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 105.27 Bn | 91.73 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 107.91% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 83.85 Bn | -57.90 Bn | 13.45 Bn | -158.82% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.48 Bn | 41.02 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 10.87% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.97 Bn | 48.06 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 14.39% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 53.10 Bn | 37.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 33.91% |
| 8 | Humana | 46.62 Bn | -41.18 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.65% |
| 9 | Centene | 31.12 Bn | -59.17 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -14.72% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.86 Bn | -25.01 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.15% |
API Access
Cencora Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=COR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();