AbbVie (ABBV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
AbbVie's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.92% in Q2 2026, up 6.60 percentage points from 11.32% a year earlier and up 1.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AbbVie (ABBV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at AbbVie came in at 16.52%, up 7.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +4.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.50% in FY2024 (-3.40 pp), 12.90% in FY2023 (-3.12 pp), 16.01% in FY2022 (+0.20 pp) and 15.81% in FY2021 (+3.35 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 7.54 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 5.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ABBV's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 16.47% (Q1 2026), 16.63% (Q4 2025) and 9.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,199.50 Bn | 1,168.08 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 635.17 Bn | 555.03 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.69 Bn | 477.85 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 358.43 Bn | 312.86 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 288.36 Bn | 252.75 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 265.78 Bn | 239.54 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 16.76% |
| 7 | Amgen | 237.46 Bn | 192.86 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 193.65 Bn | 167.76 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.05 Bn | 118.00 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.74 Bn | 104.74 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.92% |
| 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% |
API Access
AbbVie Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ABBV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ABBV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ABBV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();