Grifols GRFS
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 11:18 AM EDT

Grifols (GRFS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2020)

Grifols' (GRFS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 32.1% in Q1 2020, up 8.37% on a QoQ basis from 29.62% in Q4 2019.

Grifols (GRFS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Grifols (GRFS) has 10 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 32.1% in Q1 2020.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 32.1% in Q1 2020, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2020 was 32.1% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.79%, down 163834.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 32.1% in Q1 2020, from 29.62% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 32.1% in Q1 2020 to a low of 13.15% in Q4 2016.
  • A 5-year average of 18.6% and a median of 16.16% in 2016 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 409 bps — and 2019, when it jumped 1518 bps.
  • Tracing GRFS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 13.15% in 2016, then soared by 35 bps to 17.7% in 2017, then declined by 18 bps to 14.44% in 2018, then soared by 105 bps to 29.62% in 2019, then gained by 8 bps to 32.1% in 2020.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 32.1% (Q1 2020), 29.62% (Q4 2019), and 14.44% (Q4 2018), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 654.62 Bn 633.86 Bn 17.26 Bn 17.83%
2 AbbVie 471.49 Bn 464.92 Bn 12.70 Bn 17.92%
3 Merck 380.76 Bn 373.62 Bn 12.21 Bn 9.96%
4 Novartis Ag 303.50 Bn 295.81 Bn 11.24 Bn -
5 Astrazeneca 258.69 Bn 253.79 Bn 12.86 Bn 16.76%
6 Amgen 237.83 Bn 223.84 Bn 7.24 Bn 16.66%
7 Gilead Sciences 183.09 Bn 179.91 Bn 6.22 Bn -5.97%
8 Pfizer 161.60 Bn 149.90 Bn 10.94 Bn 11.86%
9 Gsk 105.97 Bn 101.81 Bn 8.24 Bn 11.42%
10 Grifols 5.47 Bn 4.47 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 32.10%
Dec 31, 2019 29.62%
Dec 31, 2018 14.44%
Jun 30, 2018 13.53%
Mar 31, 2018 13.89%
Dec 31, 2017 17.70%
Dec 31, 2016 13.15%
Sep 30, 2016 16.16%
Jun 30, 2016 16.78%
Dec 31, 2015 17.24%
Mar 31, 2015 5,952.44%
Dec 31, 2014 6,041.22%
Sep 30, 2014 6,197.36%
Jun 30, 2014 6,361.64%
Mar 31, 2014 13.14%
Dec 31, 2013 14.40%
Jun 30, 2013 13.62%
Mar 31, 2013 13.09%
Dec 31, 2012 12.99%
Sep 30, 2012 11.78%