Alkermes (ALKS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Alkermes (ALKS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.92% for Q1 2026, down 1715.0% year-over-year from 0.43% in Q1 2025, and down 49.19% quarter-over-quarter from 13.62% in Q4 2025.

Alkermes (ALKS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alkermes (ALKS) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.92% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 6.92%, down 1715.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.92% (down 1715.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.7%, down 1110.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 6.92% in Q1 2026 per ALKS's latest filing, from 13.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 27.46% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 3.9% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 10.19% and a median of 6.4% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2694 bps in 2023, then slumped 3029 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.42% in 2022, then surged by 846 bps to 3.12% in 2023, then jumped by 721 bps to 25.64% in 2024, then plunged by 47 bps to 13.62% in 2025, then tumbled by 49 bps to 6.92% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALKS's Return on Capital Employed at 6.92% in Q1 2026, 13.62% in Q4 2025, and 19.73% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 38.34 Bn 34.60 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
2 Zoetis 33.27 Bn 31.33 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.58%
3 United Therapeutics 23.75 Bn 21.60 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
4 Aurora Cannabis 17.11 Bn 17.03 Bn 33.43 Mn -
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.37 Bn 15.05 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
6 Elanco Animal Health 11.78 Bn 11.35 Bn 785.00 Mn 7.34%
7 Alkermes 7.05 Bn 6.54 Bn -116.06 Mn 6.92%
8 Lantheus Holdings 6.49 Bn 5.99 Bn 230.92 Mn 14.85%
9 Hims & Hers Health 6.19 Bn 5.44 Bn 396.79 Mn -1.92%
10 Liquidia 5.63 Bn 5.40 Bn 121.79 Mn 21.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.92%
Dec 31, 2025 13.62%
Sep 30, 2025 19.73%
Jun 30, 2025 22.52%
Mar 31, 2025 24.07%
Dec 31, 2024 25.64%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.83%
Jun 30, 2024 -3.90%
Mar 31, 2024 6.40%
Dec 31, 2023 3.12%
Sep 30, 2023 27.46%
Jun 30, 2023 20.75%
Mar 31, 2023 0.66%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.42%
Sep 30, 2022 0.52%
Jun 30, 2022 3.19%
Mar 31, 2022 5.69%
Dec 31, 2021 6.35%
Sep 30, 2021 -4.12%
Jun 30, 2021 -3.50%