Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 29.84% for Q1 2026, down 1.22% sequentially from 30.21% in Q4 2025, and up 6161.0% YoY from 0.48% in Q1 2025.

Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Guardian Pharmacy Services has reported Return on Capital Employed for 3 years, with the latest figure at 29.84% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 6161.0% year-over-year to 29.84% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 29.84% (up 6161.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 35.29%, up 7672.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 29.84% in Q1 2026 per GRDN's latest filing, from 30.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 30.21% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 33.06% in Q4 2024.
  • A 3-year average of 1.32% and a median of 1.58% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 6327 bps in 2025, then surged 6161 bps in 2026.
  • Over 3 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.06% in 2024, then jumped by 191 bps to 30.21% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 29.84% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 29.84%, 30.21%, and 27.79% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 88.19 Bn 90.61 Bn 15.19 Bn -16.87%
2 Tenet Healthcare 21.59 Bn 21.56 Bn 4.45 Bn 17.89%
3 Encompass Health 12.19 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.34 Bn 2.50%
4 Davita 11.52 Bn 12.39 Bn 1.16 Bn 14.43%
5 Ensign 10.59 Bn 10.27 Bn 306.24 Mn 9.75%
6 Universal Health Services 8.79 Bn 8.72 Bn 3.29 Bn 16.45%
7 Pacs 7.04 Bn 6.88 Bn 338.46 Mn 8.91%
8 Chemed 6.96 Bn 6.92 Bn 221.47 Mn 28.21%
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.52 Bn 4.38 Bn 192.10 Mn 14.52%
10 Guardian Pharmacy Services 2.43 Mn -75.34 Mn 80.04 Mn 30.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 30.38%
Mar 31, 2026 29.84%
Dec 31, 2025 30.21%
Sep 30, 2025 27.79%
Jun 30, 2025 -30.95%
Mar 31, 2025 -31.77%
Dec 31, 2024 -33.06%