Alkermes (ALKS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Alkermes (ALKS) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.71% for Q3 2026, down 18.03 percentage points from 19.73% a year earlier and down 1.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alkermes (ALKS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alkermes posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.70%, down 11.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +22.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 25.79% in FY2024 (-1.27 pp), 27.07% in FY2023 (+27.48 pp), -0.41% in FY2022 (-6.86 pp) and 6.45% in FY2021 (+14.26 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 27.37 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 19.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 3.20% (Q2 2026), 6.92% (Q1 2026) and 13.62% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.99 Bn | 1,235.61 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 43.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 678.93 Bn | 598.79 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 518.29 Bn | 486.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 365.98 Bn | 328.92 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.33% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 316.85 Bn | 290.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 293.40 Bn | 267.29 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.78 Bn | 203.43 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.61 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 166.87 Bn | 114.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Alkermes | 7.77 Bn | 5.26 Bn | 385.91 Mn | 1.71% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.71% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.20% |
| 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 | 18.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.54% |
| 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% |
API Access
Alkermes Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=ALKS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ALKS", "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=ALKS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();