Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.56% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 800.0% year-over-year to 9.56% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 9.56%, a 800.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.03%, down 769.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.56%, roughly flat from 9.6% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for UNH reached as high as 19.96% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 9.56% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 16.81% across 5 years, with a median of 18.05% in 2023.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 335 bps in 2022 and sank 800 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.33% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 18.09% in 2023, then decreased by 9 bps to 16.56% in 2024, then sank by 42 bps to 9.6% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 9.56% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 9.56% in Q1 2026, 9.6% in Q4 2025, and 13.42% in Q3 2025.