Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Cvs Health (CVS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.42% for Q1 2026, up 148.0% on a YoY basis from 1.78% in Q1 2025, and up 127.75% quarter-over-quarter from 1.94% in Q4 2025.

Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cvs Health has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.42% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 148.0% year-over-year to 4.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.42% (up 148.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.36%, up 7.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.42%, up from 1.94% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 5.51% in Q3 2024, with the low at 1.87% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.54% across 5 years, with a median of 3.72% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1275 bps — and 2024, when it soared 319 bps.
  • Cvs Health's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.85% in 2022, then soared by 51 bps to 4.3% in 2023, then retreated by 8 bps to 3.94% in 2024, then sank by 51 bps to 1.94% in 2025, then soared by 128 bps to 4.42% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.42% (Q1 2026), 1.94% (Q4 2025), and 2.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 363.95 Bn 334.15 Bn 98.90 Bn 9.56%
2 Cvs Health 124.98 Bn 113.36 Bn 4.43 Bn 4.42%
3 Elevance Health 85.46 Bn 50.04 Bn 13.88 Bn 3.02%
4 Cigna 73.39 Bn 65.77 Bn -44.29 Bn 2.93%
5 Humana 43.40 Bn 21.50 Bn 4.00 Bn 7.99%
6 Centene 30.02 Bn 6.36 Bn 49.24 Bn -18.75%
7 Molina Healthcare 9.92 Bn 668.90 Mn 1.53 Bn 13.51%
8 Oscar Health 8.44 Bn 1.64 Bn -3.22 Bn -24.87%
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.50 Bn 3.77 Bn 135.85 Mn 8.12%
10 Clover Health Investments 2.61 Bn 2.41 Bn 154.54 Mn -20.13%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.42%
Dec 31, 2025 1.94%
Sep 30, 2025 2.61%
Jun 30, 2025 2.58%
Mar 31, 2025 2.94%
Dec 31, 2024 3.94%
Sep 30, 2024 5.51%
Jun 30, 2024 5.28%
Mar 31, 2024 3.72%
Dec 31, 2023 4.30%
Sep 30, 2023 4.53%
Jun 30, 2023 2.09%
Mar 31, 2023 4.95%
Dec 31, 2022 2.85%
Sep 30, 2022 2.06%
Jun 30, 2022 4.55%
Mar 31, 2022 1.87%
Dec 31, 2021 3.89%
Sep 30, 2021 10.38%
Jun 30, 2021 11.97%