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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |