Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Cvs Health's (CVS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.53% in Q1 2026, down 543.0% YoY from 0.35% in Q1 2025, and up 257.97% on a QoQ basis from 0.97% in Q4 2025.
Cvs Health (CVS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cvs Health (CVS) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.53% in 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 rose to 1.53% in Q1 2026, from 0.97% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.84% in Q2 2022 to a low of 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 slumped 1263 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 418 bps.
- Tracing CVS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 4.96% in 2022, then tumbled by 46 bps to 2.67% in 2023, then surged by 155 bps to 6.81% in 2024, then slumped by 114 bps to 0.97% in 2025, then surged by 258 bps to 1.53% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.53% (Q1 2026), 0.97% (Q4 2025), and 3.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 352.08 Bn | 320.61 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 10.87% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 119.16 Bn | 105.20 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.98% |
| 3 | Elevance Health | 87.13 Bn | 51.17 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.16% |
| 4 | Humana | 45.93 Bn | 22.06 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 8.14% |
| 5 | Centene | 31.94 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -13.64% |
| 6 | Molina Healthcare | 10.32 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.57% |
| 7 | Oscar Health | 9.44 Bn | 885.83 Mn | 1.09 Bn | 26.38% |
| 8 | Alignment Healthcare | 2.72 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 180.96 Mn | 9.37% |
| 9 | Clover Health Investments | 2.15 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 153.00 Mn | -4.76% |
| 10 | Progyny | 1.99 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 89.30 Mn | 24.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.98% |
| 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% |