Absci (ABSI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Absci's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -68.06% in Q1 2026, down 9.32 percentage points from -58.74% a year earlier and down 8.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Absci (ABSI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Absci came in at -64.44%, down 5.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of -16.06 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -59.30% in FY2024 (-10.09 pp), -49.21% in FY2023 (-16.76 pp), -32.45% in FY2022 (+15.92 pp) and -48.37% in FY2021.
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 5.93 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 23.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ABSI's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was -59.85% (Q4 2025), -61.49% (Q3 2025) and -62.40% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.35 Bn | 1,234.97 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 38.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 680.11 Bn | 599.97 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.57% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.29 Bn | 487.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 24.28% |
| 4 | Merck | 366.78 Bn | 329.72 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 2.88% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 317.47 Bn | 290.71 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 294.22 Bn | 268.11 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 24.11% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.31 Bn | 202.96 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 15.60% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.36 Bn | 185.47 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.11% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 168.35 Bn | 115.71 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 12.34% |
| 10 | Absci | 1.71 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -68.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -59.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -61.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -62.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -58.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -55.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -48.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -41.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -53.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -59.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -51.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -47.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -36.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -36.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -35.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -30.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -24.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -18.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -35.84% |
API Access
Absci Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ABSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ABSI", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ABSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();