Grifols (GRFS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2025)
Grifols (GRFS) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 19.80% for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 2.36 percentage points from 17.43% a year earlier.
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Grifols (GRFS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Grifols posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.77%, down 1260.63 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +8.57 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 1276.40% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2023.22 pp), 3299.61% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-7177.85 pp), 10477.47% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+10469.66 pp) and 7.80% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+0.60 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2018.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Grifols | 4.97 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 19.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.25% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.19% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 19.27% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 21.04% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 24.45% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 29.86% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 21.94% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 37.98% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 39.33% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 36.46% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 39.82% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 13.97% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.39% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.07% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.89% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 13.14% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 14.40% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 13.97% |
API Access
Grifols Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GRFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GRFS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GRFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();