Gilead Sciences (GILD) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Gilead Sciences (GILD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 21.53% for Q1 2026, up 341.0% on a YoY basis from 4.88% in Q1 2025, and up 0.88% quarter-over-quarter from 21.34% in Q4 2025.

Gilead Sciences (GILD) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gilead Sciences has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 21.53% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 341.0% year-over-year to 21.53%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.53% (up 341.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 21.23%, up 1781.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 21.53%, up from 21.34% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 23.4% in Q3 2025, with the low at 1.94% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.79% across 5 years, with a median of 14.92% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1444 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2146 bps.
  • Gilead Sciences' Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.2% in 2022, then increased by 5 bps to 14.92% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 3.71% in 2024, then soared by 475 bps to 21.34% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 21.53% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 21.53% (Q1 2026), 21.34% (Q4 2025), and 23.4% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 9.49%
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 42.94%
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 28.18%
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 16.47%
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn -5.22%
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 15.87%
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.53%
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn -10.20%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -6.84%
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.53%
Dec 31, 2025 21.34%
Sep 30, 2025 23.40%
Jun 30, 2025 17.94%
Mar 31, 2025 18.12%
Dec 31, 2024 3.71%
Sep 30, 2024 1.94%
Jun 30, 2024 5.79%
Mar 31, 2024 3.42%
Dec 31, 2023 14.92%
Sep 30, 2023 16.39%
Jun 30, 2023 17.60%
Mar 31, 2023 17.00%
Dec 31, 2022 14.20%
Sep 30, 2022 11.48%
Jun 30, 2022 13.04%
Mar 31, 2022 12.68%
Dec 31, 2021 17.74%
Sep 30, 2021 20.30%
Jun 30, 2021 17.02%