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Galapagos (GLPG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Galapagos has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 11 years, most recently at 11.62% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1666.0% to 11.62% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 11.62% through Mar 2026, up 1666.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.56% for FY2025, 1335.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 11.62% for Q1 2026 at Galapagos, up from 9.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.62% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 11.92% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.53% (2024), against an average of 0.17%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -892bps in 2025 and then skyrocketed 1666bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.63% in 2022, then soared by 282bps to 4.77% in 2023, then crashed by -132bps to 1.53% in 2024, then soared by 698bps to 9.17% in 2025, then grew by 27bps to 11.62% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GLPG's Return on Capital Employed are 11.62% (Q1 2026), 9.17% (Q4 2025), and 11.92% (Q3 2025).