Unum (UNM) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)

Unum (UNM) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q1 2026, down 2.0% on a YoY basis from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 44.05% sequentially from 0.02% in Q4 2025.

Unum (UNM) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unum (UNM) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.02% (down 2.0% YoY), and the FY2019 full-year result was 0.06%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.02% in Q1 2026, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 5.7% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.02% in Q4 2025.
  • A 4-year average of 2.07% and a median of 2.38% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital soared 237 bps in 2024 and slumped 567 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UNM's Return on Invested Capital over 4 years: stood at 2.45% in 2023, then surged by 133 bps to 5.7% in 2024, then tumbled by 100 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then soared by 44 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UNM's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.02% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Prudential 76.88 Bn 68.56 Bn - 0.00%
2 Manulife Financial 73.77 Bn 73.77 Bn - -
3 Aflac 64.62 Bn 58.96 Bn 2.51 Bn 0.00%
4 Metlife 62.25 Bn 46.10 Bn 256.00 Mn 0.00%
5 Unum 14.22 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.02%
6 Primerica 10.05 Bn 9.37 Bn 770.81 Mn -
7 Jackson Financial 8.48 Bn 2.94 Bn - 0.12%
8 Lincoln National 8.07 Bn -824.13 Mn 3.25 Bn 0.09%
9 F&G Annuities & Life 3.99 Bn 1.67 Bn 1.15 Bn -
10 Genworth Financial 3.85 Bn 1.73 Bn 553.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.02%
Dec 31, 2025 0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.03%
Mar 31, 2025 0.04%
Jun 30, 2024 5.70%
Mar 31, 2024 3.40%
Dec 31, 2023 2.45%
Sep 30, 2023 2.38%
Jun 30, 2023 3.32%
Mar 31, 2023 5.43%
Mar 31, 2021 0.03%
Dec 31, 2020 0.02%
Sep 30, 2020 0.01%
Jun 30, 2020 0.01%
Mar 31, 2020 0.02%
Dec 31, 2019 0.03%
Sep 30, 2019 0.04%
Jun 30, 2019 0.04%
Mar 31, 2019 0.03%