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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.84% for Q1 2026, up 479.0% year-over-year from 1.18% in Q1 2025, and down 4.01% on a QoQ basis from 6.58% in Q4 2025.

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.84% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 479.0% year-over-year to 6.84% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.84% (up 479.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.79%, up 2509.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 6.84% in Q1 2026 per BMY's latest filing, from 6.58% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 1.88% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 32.22% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.58% (2025), against an average of 10.25%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed sank 2904 bps; it then soared 2564 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing BMY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.21% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 3.18% in 2023, then tumbled by 915 bps to 32.22% in 2024, then jumped by 80 bps to 6.58% in 2025, then declined by 4 bps to 6.84% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BMY Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 6.84% (Q1 2026), 6.58% (Q4 2025), and 9.78% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 42.94%
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 28.18%
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 16.47%
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn -5.22%
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 15.87%
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.53%
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn -10.20%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn -6.84%
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -6.84%
Dec 31, 2025 -6.58%
Sep 30, 2025 -9.78%
Jun 30, 2025 -11.48%
Mar 31, 2025 -11.63%
Dec 31, 2024 -32.22%
Sep 30, 2024 -26.26%
Jun 30, 2024 -24.29%
Mar 31, 2024 -23.72%
Dec 31, 2023 -3.18%
Sep 30, 2023 -2.78%
Jun 30, 2023 -2.29%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.88%
Dec 31, 2022 -3.21%
Sep 30, 2022 -2.72%
Jun 30, 2022 -2.70%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.78%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.09%
Sep 30, 2021 -16.45%
Jun 30, 2021 -16.00%
Mar 31, 2021 -15.27%
Dec 31, 2020 -18.11%
Sep 30, 2020 -7.43%
Jun 30, 2020 -7.70%
Mar 31, 2020 -6.54%
Dec 31, 2019 -4.12%
Sep 30, 2019 -1.28%
Jun 30, 2019 1.06%
Mar 31, 2019 -2.07%
Dec 31, 2018 -2.10%
Sep 30, 2018 -5.52%
Jun 30, 2018 -9.62%
Mar 31, 2018 -5.82%
Dec 31, 2017 -3.65%
Sep 30, 2017 -1.24%
Jun 30, 2017 1.45%
Mar 31, 2017 4.16%
Dec 31, 2016 3.80%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.40%
Jun 30, 2016 -1.88%
Mar 31, 2016 -7.55%
Dec 31, 2015 -7.71%
Sep 30, 2015 -6.05%
Jun 30, 2015 -5.47%
Mar 31, 2015 -3.72%
Dec 31, 2014 -6.17%
Sep 30, 2014 -3.66%
Jun 30, 2014 -5.01%
Mar 31, 2014 -4.64%
Dec 31, 2013 -6.84%
Sep 30, 2013 -6.68%
Jun 30, 2013 -13.60%
Mar 31, 2013 -12.30%
Dec 31, 2012 -8.20%
Sep 30, 2012 -5.77%
Jun 30, 2012 4.74%
Mar 31, 2012 6.61%
Dec 31, 2011 5.60%
Sep 30, 2011 4.69%
Jun 30, 2011 4.45%
Mar 31, 2011 4.43%
Dec 31, 2009 1.87%
Sep 30, 2009 5.77%