Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -6.02% for Q2 2026, down 14.25 percentage points from 8.23% a year earlier and down 11.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Emergent BioSolutions posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.19%, up 15.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -11.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -7.53% in FY2024 (+31.88 pp), -39.40% in FY2023 (-30.13 pp), -9.27% in FY2022 (-22.68 pp) and 13.41% in FY2021 (-6.34 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +27.38 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 51.64 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 60.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.18% (Q1 2026), 7.96% (Q4 2025) and 9.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,230.11 Bn | 1,198.70 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 644.39 Bn | 564.25 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 503.52 Bn | 476.68 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 363.29 Bn | 317.72 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 298.23 Bn | 262.62 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 267.53 Bn | 241.29 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 16.76% |
| 7 | Amgen | 241.80 Bn | 197.20 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 195.07 Bn | 169.19 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 173.33 Bn | 120.28 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Emergent BioSolutions | 319.09 Mn | -431.81 Mn | 137.20 Mn | -6.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.02% |
| 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% |
API Access
Emergent BioSolutions Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "EBS", "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=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();