Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.98% for Q2 2026, down 4.60 percentage points from 12.58% a year earlier but up 0.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.71%, down 5.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +7.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.98% in FY2024 (-6.86 pp), 21.84% in FY2023 (+4.27 pp), 17.57% in FY2022 (+4.80 pp) and 12.76% in FY2021 (+10.56 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is 7.92% (Q1 2026) to 18.29% (Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 11.32 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 5.96 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AMPH's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 7.92% (Q1 2026), 9.43% (Q4 2025) and 10.44% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals | 1.08 Bn | -62.90 Mn | 93.47 Mn | 7.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.65% |
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AMPH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AMPH", "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=AMPH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();