Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Elanco Animal Health's Return on Sales [ROS] was 18.13% in Q2 2026, up 0.40 percentage points from 17.73% a year earlier but down 3.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Elanco Animal Health's Return on Sales [ROS] was 12.69% through Jun 30, 2026, up 13.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.83%, up 45.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +83.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -34.13% in FY2024 (+36.64 pp), -70.77% in FY2023 (-25.77 pp), -45.00% in FY2022 (+11.74 pp) and -56.74% in FY2021 (+14.92 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -148.31% (Q3 2023) and 21.23% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +43.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 154.82 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 98.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ELAN's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 21.23% (Q1 2026), -3.85% (Q4 2025) and 12.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 51.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 28.21% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 37.86% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -3.52% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 32.97% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 20.57% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 34.95% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -133.21% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 28.37% |
| 10 | Elanco Animal Health | 11.06 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 798.00 Mn | 18.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -54.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -44.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -41.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -62.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -148.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -48.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -54.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -50.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -42.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -35.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -57.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -55.88% |
API Access
Elanco Animal Health Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();