Exelixis (EXEL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Exelixis (EXEL) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 39.89% in Q2 2026, up 11.07% quarter-over-quarter from 35.92% in Q1 2026, and up 933.0% on a YoY basis from 3.86% in Q2 2025.

Exelixis (EXEL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Exelixis' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 39.89% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 933.0% year-over-year to 39.89%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 39.89% (up 933.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 35.02%, up 1123.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 39.89% for Q2 2026 at Exelixis, up from 35.92% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 39.89% in Q2 2026 to a low of 1.53% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 17.97% across 5 years, with a median of 15.13% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 1250 bps in 2023, then soared 2370 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.48% in 2022, then dropped by 11 bps to 6.66% in 2023, then jumped by 218 bps to 21.16% in 2024, then jumped by 59 bps to 33.66% in 2025, then grew by 19 bps to 39.89% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 39.89% (Q2 2026), 35.92% (Q1 2026), and 33.66% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 719,706.53 Bn 719,706.50 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 55,800.00 Bn 55,800.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 18,182.30 Bn 18,182.29 Bn - 450.31%
4 Legend Biotech 3,154.00 Bn 3,153.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 51.73%
5 Akari Therapeutics 1,844.30 Bn 1,844.29 Bn - -107.40%
6 Evaxion A 1,567.96 Bn 1,567.94 Bn - -
7 Psyence Biomedical 251.43 Bn 251.42 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 112.56 Bn 105.31 Bn 2.59 Bn 21.10%
9 Abivax 94.37 Bn 94.37 Bn - -50.43%
10 Exelixis 13.37 Bn 12.59 Bn 590.86 Mn 39.89%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 39.89%
Jan 2, 2026 35.92%
Oct 3, 2025 33.66%
Jul 4, 2025 28.90%
Apr 4, 2025 30.56%
Jan 3, 2025 23.71%
Sep 27, 2024 21.16%
Jun 28, 2024 15.13%
Mar 29, 2024 6.86%
Dec 29, 2023 6.66%
Sep 29, 2023 1.53%
Jun 30, 2023 5.04%
Mar 31, 2023 5.29%
Dec 30, 2022 7.48%
Sep 30, 2022 14.03%
Jul 1, 2022 13.66%
Apr 1, 2022 16.02%
Dec 31, 2021 13.13%
Oct 1, 2021 9.09%
Jul 2, 2021 4.95%