Gsk (GSK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Gsk (GSK) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.36% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 2.96 percentage points from 6.32% a year earlier and down 1.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gsk (GSK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Gsk's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.82%, up 4.80 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +3.96 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Gsk's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.02% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-3.36 pp), 8.38% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+1.74 pp), 6.64% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+2.32 pp) and 4.32% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-1.54 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.28 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025, with a gain of 4.19 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022, with a drop of 9.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 5.16% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 5.01% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 9.01% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,109.58 Bn | 1,078.16 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 630.16 Bn | 548.69 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 488.57 Bn | 461.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 359.15 Bn | 313.58 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 274.32 Bn | 238.71 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 246.73 Bn | 220.50 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 224.28 Bn | 179.68 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 187.60 Bn | 161.71 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 161.13 Bn | 108.08 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Gsk | 100.33 Bn | 81.91 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 3.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.15% |
API Access
Gsk Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GSK", "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=GSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();