Biogen (BIIB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025)
Biogen (BIIB) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -3.29% in Q4 2025, down 1.68 percentage points from -1.62% a year earlier and down 0.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Biogen (BIIB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Biogen reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -2.86%, down 1.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -29.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -1.48% in FY2024 (+3.85 pp), -5.33% in FY2023 (-11.96 pp), 6.63% in FY2022 (-16.67 pp) and 23.31% in FY2021 (-3.76 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in three of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.52 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 4.39 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 17.85 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -2.77% (Q3 2025), -3.08% (Q2 2025) and -2.50% (Q1 2025).
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 | Biogen | 32.49 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 34.12% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 48.63% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 48.41% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 41.32% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 37.07% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 33.33% |
Biogen 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=BIIB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "BIIB", "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=BIIB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();