Humana (HUM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Humana (HUM) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.30% in Q2 2026, down 0.82 percentage points from 3.12% a year earlier but up 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Humana (HUM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Humana reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.52%, down 0.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five straight years, with a five-year change of -7.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.60% in FY2024 (-2.92 pp), 5.51% in FY2023 (-0.90 pp), 6.41% in FY2022 (-0.99 pp) and 7.40% in FY2021 (-3.12 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 2.20% in Q1 2026 to 6.75% in Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 16 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 0.18 percentage points in Q2 2022, against a drop of 4.31 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.20% (Q1 2026), 2.44% (Q4 2025) and 2.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 332.42 Bn | 217.05 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 4.79% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 109.55 Bn | 62.16 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 1.93% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 99.61 Bn | 86.08 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 6.21% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 84.30 Bn | -57.44 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 3.92% |
| 5 | Cigna | 71.83 Bn | 41.37 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 4.50% |
| 6 | Cencora | 57.33 Bn | 46.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 3.19% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 51.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 2.99% |
| 8 | Humana | 45.82 Bn | -41.98 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 2.30% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.70 Bn | -59.59 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -6.22% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.83 Bn | -25.04 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -0.04% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.41% |
Humana Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "HUM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();