Geron (GERN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Geron (GERN) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -11.35% for Q2 2026, up 4.31 percentage points from -15.66% a year earlier but down 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Geron (GERN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Geron's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -14.57%, up 28.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +26.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Geron's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -42.83% in FY2024 (+62.43 pp), -105.26% in FY2023 (+0.01 pp), -105.27% in FY2022 (-49.08 pp) and -56.20% in FY2021 (-15.11 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -102.71% in Q4 2022 to a high of -10.80% in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +25.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 53.93 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 40.09 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -10.80% (Q1 2026), -14.99% (Q4 2025) and -13.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,230.11 Bn | 1,198.70 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 644.39 Bn | 564.25 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 503.52 Bn | 476.68 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 363.29 Bn | 317.72 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 298.23 Bn | 262.62 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 267.53 Bn | 241.29 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 16.76% |
| 7 | Amgen | 241.80 Bn | 197.20 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 195.07 Bn | 169.19 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 173.33 Bn | 120.28 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Geron | 719.57 Mn | -632.13 Mn | - | -11.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -11.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -15.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -26.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -40.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -67.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -62.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -66.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -65.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -55.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -50.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -56.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -102.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -83.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -66.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -68.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -62.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -52.57% |
API Access
Geron Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GERN", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();