Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.36% for Q2 2026, down 4.75 percentage points from 11.11% a year earlier and down 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.15%, down 5.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +7.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 13.52% in FY2024 (-3.97 pp), 17.49% in FY2023 (+2.27 pp), 15.22% in FY2022 (+4.85 pp) and 10.37% in FY2021 (+9.83 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 10.70 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 5.41 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 6.46% (Q1 2026), 8.00% (Q4 2025) and 8.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,261.99 Bn | 1,235.61 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 38.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 678.93 Bn | 598.79 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.57% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 518.29 Bn | 486.30 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 24.28% |
| 4 | Merck | 365.98 Bn | 328.92 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 2.88% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 316.85 Bn | 290.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 293.40 Bn | 267.29 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 24.11% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.78 Bn | 203.43 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 15.60% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 210.61 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.11% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 166.87 Bn | 114.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 12.34% |
| 10 | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals | 1.25 Bn | 156.30 Mn | 99.63 Mn | 7.60% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.24% |
API Access
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AMPH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AMPH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();