Select Medical Holdings (SEM) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Select Medical Holdings (SEM) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.47% for Q1 2026, down 701.0% year-over-year from 1.08% in Q1 2025, and down 7.96% on a QoQ basis from 7.03% in Q4 2025.
Select Medical Holdings (SEM) has 9 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.47% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 701.0% year-over-year to 6.47% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.47% (down 701.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.08%, up 113.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 6.47% in Q1 2026 per SEM's latest filing, from 7.03% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 22.28% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 13.59% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.47% (2026), against an average of 7.31%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1771 bps; it then jumped 1973 bps in 2025.
- Tracing SEM's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 4.49% in 2022, then gained by 13 bps to 5.07% in 2023, then soared by 178 bps to 14.06% in 2024, then tumbled by 50 bps to 7.03% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 6.47% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SEM Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 6.47% (Q1 2026), 7.03% (Q4 2025), and 6.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -18.08% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 15.90% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | -2.33% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 9.57% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 16.52% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 12.19% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 26.99% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | Select Medical Holdings | 1.99 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 175.47 Mn | 6.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.34% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.26% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.13% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.31% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.01% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.66% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.45% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.15% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.92% |