Ardelyx (ARDX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026)
Ardelyx (ARDX) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -9.42% for Q2 2026, up 3.24 percentage points from -12.66% a year earlier and up 0.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ardelyx (ARDX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ardelyx's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -11.81%, down 1.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +32.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ardelyx's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -10.34% in FY2024 (+26.70 pp), -37.04% in FY2023 (+16.11 pp), -53.15% in FY2022 (+52.65 pp) and -105.80% in FY2021 (-61.90 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.23 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 120.32 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 90.02 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -10.37% (Q1 2026), -11.29% (Q4 2025) and -10.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 37.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 16.10% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 18.68% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 21.95% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 28.83% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.33% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 13.44% |
| 10 | Ardelyx | 832.15 Mn | -195.15 Mn | 115.12 Mn | -9.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -23.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -44.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -58.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -128.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -154.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -146.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -124.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -97.25% |
API Access
Ardelyx Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ARDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ARDX", "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=ARDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();