Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Arbutus Biopharma's (ABUS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 86.54% in Q1 2026, up 16531.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 304.46% quarter-over-quarter from 42.33% in Q4 2025.
Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Arbutus Biopharma has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 86.54% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 86.54%, up 16531.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 86.54% (up 16531.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 35.61%, up 2672.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 86.54% for Q1 2026 at Arbutus Biopharma, up from 42.33% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 86.54% in Q1 2026 to a low of 78.77% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 49.11% (2025), against an average of 43.66%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 2128 bps in 2023 and jumped 16531 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Arbutus Biopharma's Return on Capital Employed stood at 39.25% in 2022, then sank by 54 bps to 60.53% in 2023, then retreated by 5 bps to 63.36% in 2024, then jumped by 33 bps to 42.33% in 2025, then jumped by 304 bps to 86.54% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 86.54% (Q1 2026), 42.33% (Q4 2025), and 49.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alterity Therapeutics | 925,601.88 Bn | 925,601.85 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Belite Bio | 58,560.00 Bn | 58,560.00 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Quantum Biopharma | 17,284.41 Bn | 17,284.40 Bn | - | 450.31% |
| 4 | Legend Biotech | 2,809.00 Bn | 2,808.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | 51.73% |
| 5 | Evaxion A | 1,334.43 Bn | 1,334.42 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,312.27 Bn | 1,312.26 Bn | - | -107.40% |
| 7 | Psyence Biomedical | 212.16 Bn | 212.16 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 114.83 Bn | 107.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 21.10% |
| 9 | Abivax | 91.96 Bn | 91.96 Bn | - | -50.43% |
| 10 | Arbutus Biopharma | 882.62 Mn | 882.62 Mn | - | 86.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 86.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -42.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -49.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -56.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -78.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -63.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -63.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -62.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -63.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -60.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -54.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -47.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -42.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -39.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -34.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -32.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -36.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -42.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -49.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -49.89% |