Growth Metrics

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

Elanco Animal Health's Return on Capital Employed history spans 8 years, with the latest figure at 6.7% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1973.0% to 6.7% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 6.7%, a 1973.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 6.98%, up 1943.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 6.7% in Q4 2025 for Elanco Animal Health, up from 0.7% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ELAN hit a ceiling of 6.7% in Q4 2025 and a floor of 26.01% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.28% across 5 years, with a median of 15.16% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -1255bps in 2024 and later surged 2589bps in 2025.
  • Tracing ELAN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 18.15% in 2021, then rose by 19bps to 14.68% in 2022, then crashed by -62bps to 23.84% in 2023, then surged by 45bps to 13.02% in 2024, then soared by 151bps to 6.7% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for ELAN at 6.7% in Q4 2025, 0.7% in Q3 2025, and 0.13% in Q2 2025.