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

Aquestive Therapeutics' (AQST) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 46.96% in Q1 2026, up 234.0% year-on-year from 14.06% in Q1 2025, and up 24.4% quarter-over-quarter from 62.12% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 234.0% year-over-year to 46.96% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 46.96%, a 234.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 85.28%, down 3446.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 46.96% in Q1 2026 per AQST's latest filing, from 62.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.85% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 281.76% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 62.12% (2025), against an average of 94.3%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 19856 bps in 2022 and soared 24413 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 sank by 75 bps to 62.12% in 2025, then grew by 24 bps to 46.96% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AQST Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 46.96% (Q1 2026), 62.12% (Q4 2025), and 54.14% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.36%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -1.50%
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.46%
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 5.24%
10 Aquestive Therapeutics 462.24 Mn 462.24 Mn 13.47 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%