AbbVie (ABBV) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

AbbVie (ABBV) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.47% for Q1 2026, up 632.0% year-over-year from 2.25% in Q1 2025, and down 0.99% quarter-over-quarter from 16.63% in Q4 2025.

AbbVie (ABBV) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AbbVie (ABBV) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.47% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.47%, up 632.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.47% (up 632.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.52%, up 702.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 16.47% in Q1 2026 per ABBV's latest filing, from 16.63% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.93% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 9.09% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 13.9% and a median of 14.82% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 507 bps in 2024, then jumped 754 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 16.39% in 2022, then dropped by 20 bps to 13.07% in 2023, then tumbled by 30 bps to 9.09% in 2024, then jumped by 83 bps to 16.63% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 16.47% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ABBV's Return on Capital Employed at 16.47% in Q1 2026, 16.63% in Q4 2025, and 9.4% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 9.49%
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 42.94%
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 28.18%
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 16.47%
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn -5.22%
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 15.87%
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.53%
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn -10.20%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -6.84%
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.47%
Dec 31, 2025 16.63%
Sep 30, 2025 9.40%
Jun 30, 2025 11.32%
Mar 31, 2025 10.15%
Dec 31, 2024 9.09%
Sep 30, 2024 13.88%
Jun 30, 2024 11.86%
Mar 31, 2024 12.75%
Dec 31, 2023 13.07%
Sep 30, 2023 14.91%
Jun 30, 2023 16.93%
Mar 31, 2023 14.82%
Dec 31, 2022 16.39%
Sep 30, 2022 16.15%
Jun 30, 2022 16.00%
Mar 31, 2022 16.50%
Dec 31, 2021 15.93%
Sep 30, 2021 13.85%
Jun 30, 2021 12.90%