Humana (HUM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Humana (HUM) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.99% in Q1 2026, down 2.58% quarter-over-quarter from 8.2% in Q4 2025, and down 290.0% on a YoY basis from 4.21% in Q1 2025.
Humana (HUM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Humana's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.99% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 290.0% year-over-year to 7.99%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.99% (down 290.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.63%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 7.99% for Q1 2026 at Humana, down from 8.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.81% in Q3 2022 to a low of 7.99% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.2% across 5 years, with a median of 12.22% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2828 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1200 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.78% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 12.3% in 2023, then tumbled by 33 bps to 8.18% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 8.2% in 2025, then decreased by 3 bps to 7.99% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.99% (Q1 2026), 8.2% (Q4 2025), and 8.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 5 | Humana | 43.40 Bn | 21.50 Bn | 4.00 Bn | 7.99% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.47% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.74% |