Humana (HUM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Humana's (HUM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.99% in Q1 2026, down 290.0% year-on-year from 4.21% in Q1 2025, and down 2.58% on a QoQ basis from 8.2% in Q4 2025.

Humana (HUM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Humana (HUM) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.99% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 290.0% year-over-year to 7.99% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.99%, a 290.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.63%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.99%, down from 8.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for HUM reached as high as 27.81% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 7.99% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.42% across 5 years, with a median of 12.22% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 2431 bps in 2022 and plunged 1200 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.78% in 2022, then decreased by 4 bps to 12.3% in 2023, then slumped by 33 bps to 8.18% in 2024, then advanced by 0 bps to 8.2% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 7.99% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 7.99% in Q1 2026, 8.2% in Q4 2025, and 8.77% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Unitedhealth 384.70 Bn 354.90 Bn 38.23 Bn 9.56%
2 Cvs Health 136.05 Bn 124.42 Bn 22.85 Bn 1.53%
3 Elevance Health 82.25 Bn 46.44 Bn 35.79 Bn 3.16%
4 Cigna 75.16 Bn 67.54 Bn -44.29 Bn 10.91%
5 Humana 47.47 Bn 25.57 Bn 5.94 Bn 7.99%
6 Centene 31.35 Bn 7.64 Bn 43.95 Bn -18.75%
7 Molina Healthcare 10.44 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.43 Bn 2.57%
8 Oscar Health 8.62 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.42 Bn -24.87%
9 Alignment Healthcare 4.13 Bn 3.41 Bn 144.48 Mn 8.12%
10 Progyny 2.48 Bn 2.26 Bn 83.07 Mn 19.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 19.49%
Dec 31, 2021 14.26%
Sep 30, 2021 3.51%
Jun 30, 2021 12.30%