Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Cvs Health (CVS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.53% for Q1 2026, up 257.97% on a QoQ basis from 0.97% in Q4 2025, and down 543.0% year-over-year from 0.35% in Q1 2025.
Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cvs Health's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.53% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 543.0% year-over-year to 1.53% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.53% (down 543.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.36%, down 375.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 1.53% for Q1 2026 at Cvs Health, up from 0.97% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.84% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.97% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 4.96% and a median of 4.39% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1263 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 418 bps.
- Cvs Health's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.96% in 2022, then sank by 46 bps to 2.67% in 2023, then jumped by 155 bps to 6.81% in 2024, then plunged by 114 bps to 0.97% in 2025, then jumped by 258 bps to 1.53% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CVS's Return on Capital Employed at 1.53% in Q1 2026, 0.97% in Q4 2025, and 3.0% in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 384.70 Bn | 354.90 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 9.56% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 136.05 Bn | 124.42 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 1.53% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 82.25 Bn | 46.44 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 3.16% |
| 4 | Cigna | 75.16 Bn | 67.54 Bn | -44.29 Bn | 10.91% |
| 5 | Humana | 47.47 Bn | 25.57 Bn | 5.94 Bn | 7.99% |
| 6 | Centene | 31.35 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 43.95 Bn | -18.75% |
| 7 | Molina Healthcare | 10.44 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.57% |
| 8 | Oscar Health | 8.62 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.42 Bn | -24.87% |
| 9 | Alignment Healthcare | 4.13 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 144.48 Mn | 8.12% |
| 10 | Progyny | 2.48 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 83.07 Mn | 19.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.83% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.41% |