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

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DateValue
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%