Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 46.96% in Q1 2026, up 24.4% quarter-over-quarter from 62.12% in Q4 2025, and up 234.0% on a YoY basis from 14.06% in Q1 2025.

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aquestive Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 46.96% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 234.0% year-over-year to 46.96%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 46.96% (up 234.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 85.28%, down 3446.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 46.96% for Q1 2026 at Aquestive Therapeutics, up from 62.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.85% in Q2 2024 to a low of 281.76% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 94.3% across 5 years, with a median of 62.12% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 19856 bps in 2022, then jumped 24413 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 281.76% in 2022, then surged by 87 bps to 37.64% in 2023, then gained by 6 bps to 35.44% in 2024, then tumbled by 75 bps to 62.12% in 2025, then grew by 24 bps to 46.96% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 46.96% (Q1 2026), 62.12% (Q4 2025), and 54.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.72 Bn 35.98 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
2 Zoetis 34.61 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.58%
3 United Therapeutics 24.07 Bn 21.91 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
4 Aurora Cannabis 16.98 Bn 16.91 Bn 33.43 Mn -
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.64 Bn 15.32 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
6 Elanco Animal Health 12.19 Bn 11.76 Bn 785.00 Mn 7.34%
7 Alkermes 7.37 Bn 6.86 Bn -116.06 Mn 6.92%
8 Hims & Hers Health 6.62 Bn 5.87 Bn 396.79 Mn -1.92%
9 Lantheus Holdings 6.47 Bn 5.97 Bn 230.92 Mn 14.85%
10 Aquestive Therapeutics 488.60 Mn 377.87 Mn 10.98 Mn -46.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -46.96%
Dec 31, 2025 -62.12%
Sep 30, 2025 -54.14%
Jun 30, 2025 -70.31%
Mar 31, 2025 -49.30%
Dec 31, 2024 -35.44%
Sep 30, 2024 -21.40%
Jun 30, 2024 -13.85%
Mar 31, 2024 -25.80%
Dec 31, 2023 -37.64%
Sep 30, 2023 -64.11%
Jun 30, 2023 -138.53%
Mar 31, 2023 -196.51%
Dec 31, 2022 -281.76%
Sep 30, 2022 -245.59%
Jun 30, 2022 -157.32%
Mar 31, 2022 -102.32%
Dec 31, 2021 -83.20%
Sep 30, 2021 -94.18%
Jun 30, 2021 -107.51%