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

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

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

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 21.53% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 21.53%, up 341.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.53% (up 341.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.23%, up 1781.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 21.53% for Q1 2026 at Gilead Sciences, up from 21.34% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 23.4% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 1.94% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 13.79%, with a median of 14.92% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1444 bps in 2024 and surged 2146 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.2% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 14.92% in 2023, then tumbled by 75 bps to 3.71% in 2024, then soared by 475 bps to 21.34% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 21.53% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 21.53% in Q1 2026, 21.34% in Q4 2025, and 23.4% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 42.94%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 28.18%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 16.47%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 9.76%
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -5.22%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 15.87%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.53%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -10.20%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -3.07%

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%