Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -6.53% for Q2 2026, down 12.97 percentage points from 6.43% a year earlier and down 6.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Emergent BioSolutions posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.67%, up 13.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -9.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -8.19% in FY2024 (+25.58 pp), -33.76% in FY2023 (-27.50 pp), -6.26% in FY2022 (-16.61 pp) and 10.35% in FY2021 (-5.05 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.41 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 38.34 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 45.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.00% (Q1 2026), 5.43% (Q4 2025) and 6.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,199.50 Bn | 1,168.08 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 37.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 635.17 Bn | 555.03 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.57% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 504.69 Bn | 477.85 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 18.68% |
| 4 | Merck | 358.43 Bn | 312.86 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 288.36 Bn | 252.75 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 34.87% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 265.78 Bn | 239.54 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 23.26% |
| 7 | Amgen | 237.46 Bn | 192.86 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 14.33% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 193.65 Bn | 167.76 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.05 Bn | 118.00 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 13.44% |
| 10 | Emergent BioSolutions | 320.11 Mn | -430.79 Mn | 137.20 Mn | -6.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -31.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -35.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -47.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -43.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.81% |
API Access
Emergent BioSolutions Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EBS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();