Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 26.94% in Q1 2026, down 3.16 percentage points from 30.11% a year earlier and down 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 31.04%, down 5.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -0.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 36.13% in FY2024 (+11.10 pp), 25.03% in FY2023 (-15.85 pp), 40.88% in FY2022 (+13.02 pp) and 27.86% in FY2021 (-4.00 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.97 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 14.72 percentage points in Q2 2025, against a drop of 22.35 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 27.70% (Q4 2025), 29.31% (Q3 2025) and 29.42% (Q2 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 | Catalyst Pharmaceuticals | 3.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 134.92 Mn | 26.94% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.68% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.57% |
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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CPRX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();