Mckesson (MCK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Mckesson (MCK) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 107.91% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 40.34 percentage points from 67.57% a year earlier and up 2.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mckesson (MCK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Mckesson reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 122.26%, up 33.97 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +165.66 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 88.29% in FY2025 (+8.13 pp), 80.16% in FY2024 (-5.90 pp), 86.06% in FY2023 (+62.12 pp) and 23.94% in FY2022 (+67.34 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 119.57 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2023, against a drop of 86.11 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 105.91% (Q4 2026), 78.90% (Q3 2026) and 68.07% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 378.31 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 36.67 Bn | 10.31% |
| 2 | Cvs Health | 119.48 Bn | 72.09 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 4.96% |
| 3 | Mckesson | 116.71 Bn | 103.17 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 107.91% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 95.04 Bn | -47.43 Bn | 13.65 Bn | -153.19% |
| 5 | Cigna | 81.11 Bn | 50.65 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 10.87% |
| 6 | Cencora | 63.15 Bn | 52.23 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 14.39% |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 58.06 Bn | 42.06 Bn | 2.56 Bn | 33.91% |
| 8 | Humana | 50.72 Bn | -37.07 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 6.65% |
| 9 | Centene | 34.67 Bn | -55.61 Bn | 14.55 Bn | -14.72% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.87 Bn | -24.00 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 2.57% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 107.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 105.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 78.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 67.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 75.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 71.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 75.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 79.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 78.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 82.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 86.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 82.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 70.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -69.34% |
API Access
Mckesson Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "MCK", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MCK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();