Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.34% for Q1 2026, up 9.41% sequentially from 6.7% in Q4 2025, and up 1397.0% YoY from 0.49% in Q1 2025.
Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has 9 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.34% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1397.0% year-over-year to 7.34% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.34% (up 1397.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.98%, up 1943.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 7.34% in Q1 2026 per ELAN's latest filing, from 6.7% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.34% in Q1 2026, with the low at 26.01% in Q2 2024.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 11.98%, with a median of 13.78% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1255 bps in 2024 and jumped 2589 bps in 2025.
- Elanco Animal Health's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.68% in 2022, then plunged by 62 bps to 23.84% in 2023, then jumped by 45 bps to 13.02% in 2024, then surged by 151 bps to 6.7% in 2025, then increased by 9 bps to 7.34% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ELAN's Return on Capital Employed at 7.34% in Q1 2026, 6.7% in Q4 2025, and 0.7% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -26.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -25.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -21.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -13.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -16.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -18.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -19.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -20.11% |