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February 12, 2026
In the world of employee benefits, “caregiving support” has unfortunately often been relegated to the category of a “nice-to-have”—a wellness benefit that makes employees happy but leaves the CFO asking, “But what’s the actual return?”
Today, we’re changing that conversation once and for all. We know from our 10 years in this business that by supporting caregivers, companies can keep healthcare spend down and increase workforce productivity.
As a result, Cleo is setting a new standard for accountability in family health:
Cleo delivers up to a 3x ROI, in both the U.S. and globally, and we’re standing behind it with our industry-first “Save More Than You Spend” Performance Guarantee.
Outcomes That Drive Cost-Savings
We don’t just “estimate” value; we model it based on the hard-dollar impact of your actual workforce.
Our cost-savings model gets more granular than competitors, and focuses on the two biggest categories of employer spend:
Healthcare Costs: By intervening early, Cleo helps avoid high-cost events like unnecessary ER visits, NICU admissions, and low-risk primary C-sections.
Workforce Productivity: We tackle the “hidden” costs of caregiving—absenteeism, presenteeism (being at work but unable to focus), and the high cost of attrition after parental leave.
You can get an idea of this combined healthcare costs and workforce productivity costs (including leave of absence) by trying Cleo’s cost-savings calculator yourself.
Cleo’s ‘Save More Than You Spend’ ROI Performance Guarantee
We’re so confident in our ability to drive value that we’ve launched the Save More Than You Spend Guarantee — the only ROI performance guarantee in the family benefits space.
If your realized ROI after 18 months comes in below a 1:1 ratio, Cleo will credit you the shortfall plus an additional 5% of your fees. This ensures your effective ROI reaches at least 1.05:1 (and for larger companies with higher employee counts, we’ll guarantee it even higher). We’re putting our fees on the line because family benefits should be a gain, not an expense.
Validated by Validation Institute
You don’t have to take our word for it. In 2024, Cleo’s Family Health Index (FHI) and Emotional Wellness Support were independently reviewed and certified by the Validation Institute.
The certification confirms that our FHI score is a leading indicator of work productivity, allowing us to identify and support at-risk employees before they burn out or leave the workforce.
“I’ve told vendors before: only include ROI if you’re also explaining exactly how you calculated it. Cleo engages those members—especially high-risk ones—and connects them to the resources we’ve already vetted. That’s smart care management.”
— Josh Freund, Senior Benefits Manager, Genentech
Your Data, Your Model
We don’t believe in generic benchmarks. To provide a guarantee with integrity, we build a custom model based on your organization’s specific demographics, including average salary, health plan enrollment, and birth rates. This ensures the savings we project are grounded in the reality of your team. We welcome each and every prospect and customer to dig into the model with our experts, and cross-reference each of the cost-savings areas with what they’ve seen in their own organizations.
Ready to leverage our cost-savings guarantee? We’d love to run a custom cost-savings analysis for your workforce. Let’s move beyond “nice-to-have” and start talking about a benefit that supports both your employees and your bottom line.
