Growth Metrics

Gilead Sciences (GILD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Gilead Sciences filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 21.34% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1763.0% to 21.34% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 21.34%, a 1763.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 21.23%, up 1781.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 21.34% in Q4 2025 for Gilead Sciences, down from 23.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 23.4% in Q3 2025 to a low of 1.94% in Q3 2024.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 15.65% (2023), compared with a mean of 13.79%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -1444bps in 2024 and later surged 2146bps in 2025.
  • Gilead Sciences' Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.74% in 2021, then fell by -20bps to 14.2% in 2022, then grew by 5bps to 14.92% in 2023, then crashed by -75bps to 3.71% in 2024, then surged by 475bps to 21.34% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 21.34% (Q4 2025), 23.4% (Q3 2025), and 17.94% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.