Gsk (GSK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Gsk's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 91.00% for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, up 53.79 percentage points from 37.21% a year earlier and up 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gsk (GSK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Gsk's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 21.08%, up 10.14 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +10.21 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.94% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-7.21 pp), 18.15% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+4.56 pp), 13.60% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+4.53 pp) and 9.07% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-1.81 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2019.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in two of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +21.12 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (a gain of 61.57 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a drop of 24.51 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,224.11 Bn | 1,197.72 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 38.16% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 665.34 Bn | 585.20 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.57% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 515.72 Bn | 483.73 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 24.28% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.64 Bn | 325.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 2.88% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.51 Bn | 288.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.26 Bn | 263.15 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 24.11% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.20 Bn | 200.85 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 15.60% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 207.48 Bn | 182.59 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.11% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.49 Bn | 114.85 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 12.34% |
| 10 | Gsk | 102.08 Bn | 84.92 Bn | 8.73 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 91.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 90.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 53.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 53.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 65.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.98% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 30.41% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 35.05% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 38.08% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 38.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 786.52% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 192.10% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 117.87% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 122.11% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 37.59% |
API Access
Gsk Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();