Mckesson (MCK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Mckesson's (MCK) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 38.25% in Q1 2026, down 18.0% year-on-year from 46.65% in Q1 2025, and up 8.57% on a QoQ basis from 35.23% in Q4 2025.

Mckesson (MCK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mckesson (MCK) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 38.25% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 18.0% year-over-year to 38.25% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 38.25%, a 18.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 53.03%, up 738.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 38.25%, up from 35.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MCK reached as high as 38.43% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 13.55% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 28.62% across 5 years, with a median of 30.06% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 5211 bps in 2022 and tumbled 454 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.11% in 2022, then decreased by 7 bps to 25.09% in 2023, then grew by 22 bps to 30.68% in 2024, then gained by 15 bps to 35.23% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 38.25% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 38.25% in Q1 2026, 35.23% in Q4 2025, and 35.76% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Mckesson 105.15 Bn 101.18 Bn 4.04 Bn 38.25%
2 Cencora 60.58 Bn 58.40 Bn 3.59 Bn 11.68%
3 Cardinal Health 53.81 Bn 49.87 Bn 2.50 Bn 15.02%
4 Henry Schein 9.71 Bn 9.57 Bn 1.07 Bn 8.29%
5 Akso Health 3.28 Bn 3.28 Bn - -
6 111 651.73 Mn 572.63 Mn 23.58 Mn -0.62%
7 Accendra Health 248.02 Mn -88.86 Mn 278.03 Mn 2.01%
8 Edap Tms 230.14 Mn 215.14 Mn 8.15 Mn -67.59%
9 VitaNova Life Sciences 11.51 Mn 11.01 Mn 316,343.00 64.08%
10 Cosmos Health 9.57 Mn 7.41 Mn 1.38 Mn -60.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 38.25%
Dec 31, 2025 35.23%
Sep 30, 2025 35.76%
Jun 30, 2025 31.88%
Mar 31, 2025 38.43%
Dec 31, 2024 30.68%
Sep 30, 2024 26.09%
Jun 30, 2024 29.25%
Mar 31, 2024 26.74%
Dec 31, 2023 25.09%
Sep 30, 2023 30.63%
Jun 30, 2023 30.06%
Mar 31, 2023 30.11%
Dec 31, 2022 27.11%
Sep 30, 2022 21.57%
Jun 30, 2022 16.07%
Mar 31, 2022 13.55%
Dec 31, 2021 14.91%
Sep 30, 2021 -30.54%
Jun 30, 2021 -25.60%