Humana (HUM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Humana's Return on Equity [ROE] was 6.83% in Q2 2026, down 1.93 percentage points from 8.76% a year earlier but up 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Humana (HUM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Humana came in at 7.04%, down 0.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -19.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.41% in FY2024 (-8.27 pp), 15.68% in FY2023 (-2.13 pp), 17.81% in FY2022 (-1.87 pp) and 19.67% in FY2021 (-6.47 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 6.29% (Q1 2026) and 20.39% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 3.29 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 10.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HUM's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.29% (Q1 2026), 6.62% (Q4 2025) and 7.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 339.33 Bn | 223.96 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 14.31% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 111.30 Bn | 63.91 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 6.20% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 100.82 Bn | 87.28 Bn | 3.69 Bn | - |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 85.16 Bn | -56.58 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 11.11% |
| 5 | Cigna | 72.72 Bn | 42.26 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 16.36% |
| 6 | Cencora | 58.70 Bn | 47.79 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 77.35% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 52.08 Bn | 36.08 Bn | 2.56 Bn | - |
| 8 | Humana | 46.46 Bn | -41.34 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.83% |
| 9 | Centene | 30.74 Bn | -59.55 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -23.14% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 9.85 Bn | -25.02 Bn | 1.43 Bn | -0.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.18% |
API Access
Humana Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HUM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();