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.

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DateValue
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%