Alkermes (ALKS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Alkermes (ALKS) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.20% for Q2 2026, down 19.32 percentage points from 22.52% a year earlier and down 3.72 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 Q2 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 three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.82 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 Q2 2026 came in at 6.92% (Q1 2026), 13.62% (Q4 2025) and 19.73% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.76% |
| 10 | Alkermes | 6.79 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 397.90 Mn | 3.20% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.12% |
API Access
Alkermes Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-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();