Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Emergent BioSolutions' (EBS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.18% in Q1 2026, up 1279.0% year-on-year from 0.38% in Q1 2025, and down 34.86% quarter-over-quarter from 7.96% in Q4 2025.

Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Emergent BioSolutions' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.18% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1279.0% year-over-year to 5.18% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.18%, a 1279.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.19%, up 1572.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 5.18% in Q1 2026 per EBS's latest filing, from 7.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.78% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 60.19% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.55% (2024), against an average of 13.66%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 6053 bps in 2023 and surged 5164 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.43% in 2022, then sank by 538 bps to 60.19% in 2023, then jumped by 86 bps to 8.55% in 2024, then jumped by 193 bps to 7.96% in 2025, then plunged by 35 bps to 5.18% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EBS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 5.18% (Q1 2026), 7.96% (Q4 2025), and 9.1% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.36%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -1.50%
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.46%
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 5.24%
10 Emergent BioSolutions 389.77 Mn 228.27 Mn 84.10 Mn 5.18%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.18%
Dec 31, 2025 7.96%
Sep 30, 2025 9.10%
Jun 30, 2025 8.23%
Mar 31, 2025 -7.61%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.55%
Sep 30, 2024 -11.30%
Jun 30, 2024 -43.28%
Mar 31, 2024 -45.55%
Dec 31, 2023 -60.19%
Sep 30, 2023 -53.78%
Jun 30, 2023 -28.92%
Mar 31, 2023 -17.61%
Dec 31, 2022 -9.43%
Sep 30, 2022 6.75%
Jun 30, 2022 6.96%
Mar 31, 2022 9.78%
Dec 31, 2021 13.45%
Sep 30, 2021 12.38%
Jun 30, 2021 16.55%