Growth Metrics

Healthcare Services (HCSG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Healthcare Services (HCSG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.71% for Q1 2026, up 150.0% year-over-year from 3.89% in Q1 2025, and up 25.86% on a QoQ basis from 7.72% in Q4 2025.

Healthcare Services (HCSG) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.71% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 150.0% year-over-year to 9.71% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.71% (up 150.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.73%, up 27.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 9.71% in Q1 2026 per HCSG's latest filing, from 7.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.95% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 1.19% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.82% (2023), against an average of 7.66%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 1078 bps; it then soared 341 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing HCSG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 9.95% in 2022, then retreated by 13 bps to 8.66% in 2023, then decreased by 15 bps to 7.36% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 7.72% in 2025, then increased by 26 bps to 9.71% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HCSG Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 9.71% (Q1 2026), 7.72% (Q4 2025), and 6.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn 12.19%
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
10 Healthcare Services 1.44 Bn 1.27 Bn 75.83 Mn 9.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.71%
Dec 31, 2025 7.72%
Sep 30, 2025 6.00%
Jun 30, 2025 1.19%
Mar 31, 2025 8.21%
Dec 31, 2024 7.36%
Sep 30, 2024 9.86%
Jun 30, 2024 6.52%
Mar 31, 2024 8.64%
Dec 31, 2023 8.66%
Sep 30, 2023 6.45%
Jun 30, 2023 7.82%
Mar 31, 2023 8.96%
Dec 31, 2022 9.95%
Sep 30, 2022 7.00%
Jun 30, 2022 8.69%
Mar 31, 2022 7.49%
Dec 31, 2021 9.65%
Sep 30, 2021 12.86%
Jun 30, 2021 16.84%
Mar 31, 2021 18.27%
Dec 31, 2020 19.30%
Sep 30, 2020 18.26%
Jun 30, 2020 18.08%
Mar 31, 2020 18.87%
Dec 31, 2019 13.52%
Sep 30, 2019 16.63%
Jun 30, 2019 17.63%
Mar 31, 2019 20.25%
Dec 31, 2018 18.52%
Sep 30, 2018 18.38%
Jun 30, 2018 19.00%
Mar 31, 2018 19.25%
Dec 31, 2017 26.58%
Sep 30, 2017 26.81%
Jun 30, 2017 27.49%
Mar 31, 2017 27.74%
Dec 31, 2016 27.27%
Sep 30, 2016 23.60%
Jun 30, 2016 23.91%
Mar 31, 2016 24.12%
Dec 31, 2015 23.32%
Sep 30, 2015 25.72%
Jun 30, 2015 10.16%
Mar 31, 2015 8.71%
Dec 31, 2014 8.90%
Sep 30, 2014 4.21%
Jun 30, 2014 20.06%
Mar 31, 2014 20.65%
Dec 31, 2013 20.02%
Sep 30, 2013 25.15%
Jun 30, 2013 27.70%
Mar 31, 2013 26.61%
Dec 31, 2012 26.48%
Sep 30, 2012 24.26%
Jun 30, 2012 25.15%
Mar 31, 2012 23.28%
Dec 31, 2011 24.06%
Sep 30, 2011 22.65%
Jun 30, 2011 21.51%
Mar 31, 2011 21.43%
Dec 31, 2010 22.43%
Sep 30, 2010 19.98%