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

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.24% for Q1 2026, up 1195.0% on a YoY basis from 0.4% in Q1 2025, and up 11.29% sequentially from 4.71% in Q4 2025.

Elanco Animal Health (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 5.24% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1195.0% year-over-year to 5.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.24% (up 1195.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.9%, up 1735.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 5.24% in Q1 2026, from 4.71% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.24% in Q1 2026 to a low of 26.01% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 12.25% and a median of 13.78% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1255 bps in 2024 and surged 2580 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ELAN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 14.68% in 2022, then plunged by 62 bps to 23.84% in 2023, then soared by 45 bps to 13.02% in 2024, then soared by 136 bps to 4.71% in 2025, then rose by 11 bps to 5.24% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ELAN's Return on Capital Employed at 5.24% in Q1 2026, 4.71% in Q4 2025, and 0.41% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.36%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -1.50%
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.46%
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 5.24%
10 Vireo Growth 10.57 Bn 10.41 Bn 59.30 Mn 0.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.24%
Dec 31, 2025 4.71%
Sep 30, 2025 0.41%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.21%
Mar 31, 2025 -6.71%
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%