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.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.56%, down 800.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.56% (down 800.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.03%, down 769.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed steadied at 9.56% in Q1 2026 per UNH's latest filing, from 9.6% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 19.96% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 9.56% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 16.81% and a median of 18.05% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed soared 335 bps in 2022, then tumbled 800 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.33% in 2022, then fell by 1 bps to 18.09% in 2023, then declined by 9 bps to 16.56% in 2024, then plunged by 42 bps to 9.6% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 9.56% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows UNH's Return on Capital Employed at 9.56% in Q1 2026, 9.6% in Q4 2025, and 13.42% in Q3 2025.