Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Return on Invested Capital (2023 - 2025)

Aquestive Therapeutics' (AQST) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 4.12% in Q1 2025, down 411.0% year-on-year from 1.32% in Q1 2024, and down 28.48% quarter-over-quarter from 3.2% in Q4 2024.

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Return on Invested Capital (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Aquestive Therapeutics' Return on Invested Capital history runs 3 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.12% for Q1 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 411.0% year-over-year to 4.12% in Q1 2025; TTM through Mar 2025 was 4.12%, a 411.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 12.82%, down 1280.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital declined to 4.12% in Q1 2025 per AQST's latest filing, from 3.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.0% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 4.12% in Q1 2025.
  • The 3-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2024), against an average of 0.93%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital declined 1 bps in 2024 and plunged 411 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2023, then slumped by 101707 bps to 3.2% in 2024, then dropped by 28 bps to 4.12% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AQST Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 4.12% (Q1 2025), 3.2% (Q4 2024), and 0.09% (Q3 2024).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 0.01%
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 0.01%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn 0.00%
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn -
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.00%
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn -
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.03%
10 Aquestive Therapeutics 462.24 Mn 462.24 Mn 13.47 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 -4.12%
Dec 31, 2024 -3.20%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.09%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%