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

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.84% for Q1 2026, up 479.0% YoY from 1.18% in Q1 2025, and down 4.01% sequentially from 6.58% in Q4 2025.

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

Bristol Myers Squibb has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 6.84% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 479.0% year-over-year to 6.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.84% (up 479.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.79%, up 2509.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 6.84% in Q1 2026, from 6.58% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BMY reached as high as 1.88% in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 32.22% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.58% (2025), against an average of 10.25%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 2904 bps — and 2025, when it surged 2564 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.21% in 2022, then grew by 1 bps to 3.18% in 2023, then tumbled by 915 bps to 32.22% in 2024, then soared by 80 bps to 6.58% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 6.84% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 6.84%, 6.58%, and 9.78% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 42.94%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 28.18%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 16.47%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 9.76%
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -5.22%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 15.87%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.53%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -10.20%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Bristol Myers Squibb - - 8.07 Bn -6.84%

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%