Growth Metrics

Unitedhealth (UNH) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Unitedhealth (UNH) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 7.0% to 0.1% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.1% through Dec 2025, down 7.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.1% for FY2025, 8.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.1% at Unitedhealth, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.2% in Q1 2021, with the low at 0.1% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.17%, with a median of 0.18% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed increased 3bps in 2022, then dropped -7bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.18% in 2021, then grew by 3bps to 0.18% in 2022, then decreased by -1bps to 0.18% in 2023, then dropped by -9bps to 0.17% in 2024, then tumbled by -42bps to 0.1% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.1%, 0.13%, and 0.15% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.