Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026)
Elanco Animal Health's Return on Equity [ROE] was -3.04% in Q2 2026, down 9.65 percentage points from 6.61% a year earlier but up 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Elanco Animal Health came in at -3.67%, down 9.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +4.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 5.49% in FY2024 (+23.71 pp), -18.22% in FY2023 (-17.17 pp), -1.05% in FY2022 (+5.00 pp) and -6.05% in FY2021 (+2.15 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between -21.21% (Q1 2024) and 6.61% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 27.53 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 20.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ELAN's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -3.71% (Q1 2026), -3.49% (Q4 2025) and 0.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 25.32% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 7.21% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 84.40% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 21.39% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 83.75% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -18.38% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 4.97% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 22.24% |
| 10 | Elanco Animal Health | 11.18 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 798.00 Mn | -3.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -8.95% |
API Access
Elanco Animal Health Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "ELAN", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();