Atara Biotherapeutics (ATRA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Atara Biotherapeutics (ATRA) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -104.12% in Q2 2026, down 127.15 percentage points from 23.03% a year earlier and down 60.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Atara Biotherapeutics (ATRA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Atara Biotherapeutics reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 72.09%, up 3131.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +152.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -3059.70% in FY2024 (-2845.30 pp), -214.40% in FY2023 (-132.70 pp), -81.70% in FY2022 (-1.08 pp) and -80.61% in FY2021 (+0.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2023.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 7.32 percentage points in Q1 2023, against a drop of 694.80 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -43.60% (Q1 2026), 348.89% (Q4 2025) and 169.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Atara Biotherapeutics | 127.18 Mn | 117.28 Mn | 439,000.00 | -104.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -104.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -43.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 348.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 169.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -35.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -790.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -210.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -153.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -98.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -95.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -90.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -85.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -105.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -96.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -89.53% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -78.80% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -65.85% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -74.66% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -80.64% |
API Access
Atara Biotherapeutics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ATRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ATRA", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ATRA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();