Cytokinetics (CYTK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Cytokinetics (CYTK) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -46.56% in Q3 2026, up 1.63 percentage points from -48.19% a year earlier and up 3.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cytokinetics (CYTK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cytokinetics reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -50.57%, up 6.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -25.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -57.46% in FY2024 (+3.29 pp), -60.74% in FY2023 (-22.31 pp), -38.44% in FY2022 (-8.18 pp) and -30.26% in FY2021 (-5.58 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.17 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 34.35 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 46.81 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -49.94% (Q2 2026), -55.68% (Q1 2026) and -49.85% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 35.41% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 4.65% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Cytokinetics | 7.83 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 47.10 Mn | -46.56% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -46.56% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -49.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -55.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -49.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -48.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -49.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -48.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -43.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -38.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -47.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -68.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -72.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -72.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -62.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -42.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -25.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -24.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -28.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.43% |
API Access
Cytokinetics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CYTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CYTK", "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=CYTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();