Cogent Biosciences (COGT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Cogent Biosciences (COGT) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -48.07% for Q2 2026, up 87.60 percentage points from -135.66% a year earlier but down 6.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cogent Biosciences (COGT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cogent Biosciences' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -58.61%, up 45.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cogent Biosciences' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -104.14% in FY2024 (-26.76 pp), -77.38% in FY2023 (-15.68 pp), -61.70% in FY2022 (-28.04 pp) and -33.66% in FY2021 (+26.30 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -135.66% in Q2 2025 to a high of -29.90% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 87.60 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 76.44 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -41.98% (Q1 2026), -53.96% (Q4 2025) and -106.76% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 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 | 11.86% |
| 10 | Cogent Biosciences | 5.32 Bn | 5.32 Bn | - | -48.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -48.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -41.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -53.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -106.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -135.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -112.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -91.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -73.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -59.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -63.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -70.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -57.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -56.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -61.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -51.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -39.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -43.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -46.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -29.90% |
API Access
Cogent Biosciences Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COGT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "COGT", "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=COGT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();