HCW Biologics HCWB
NASDAQ HCWB
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

HCW Biologics (HCWB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)

HCW Biologics' (HCWB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 336.32% in Q4 2025, down 272700.0% YoY from N/an in Q4 2024, and up 91.01% on a QoQ basis from 3739.81% in Q3 2025.

HCW Biologics (HCWB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

HCW Biologics (HCWB) has 5 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 336.32% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 272700.0% year-over-year to 336.32% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 336.32% (down 272700.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 208.41%, down 1181616.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 336.32% in Q4 2025, from 3739.81% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2390.68% in Q4 2024 to a low of 3739.81% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 315.3% and a median of 49.28% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 250097 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 483854 bps.
  • Tracing HCWB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 25.4% in 2021, then fell by 29 bps to 32.69% in 2022, then tumbled by 237 bps to 110.29% in 2023, then jumped by 2268 bps to 2390.68% in 2024, then tumbled by 114 bps to 336.32% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 336.32% (Q4 2025), 3739.81% (Q3 2025), and 1631.83% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 139.13 Bn 131.28 Bn 2.84 Bn 20.76%
2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 85.77 Bn 77.77 Bn 3.93 Bn 10.74%
3 Argenx Se 64.64 Bn 59.46 Bn 1.37 Bn -
4 Moderna 58.29 Bn 53.16 Bn 52.00 Mn -38.20%
5 BeOne Medicines 41.92 Bn 36.82 Bn 1.53 Bn 13.68%
6 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 31.58 Bn 28.28 Bn 992.69 Mn 26.09%
7 BioNTech SE 28.12 Bn 9.73 Bn 668.28 Mn -6.85%
8 Insmed 27.39 Bn 26.22 Bn 358.27 Mn -50.93%
9 Royalty Pharma 27.27 Bn 26.43 Bn - 7.88%
10 HCW Biologics 2.86 Mn 2.11 Mn -93,887.00 -205.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -336.32%
Sep 30, 2025 -3,739.81%
Jun 30, 2025 -1,631.83%
Mar 31, 2025 -2,139.05%
Dec 31, 2024 2,390.68%
Sep 30, 2024 1,098.72%
Jun 30, 2024 -711.89%
Mar 31, 2024 -173.43%
Dec 31, 2023 -110.29%
Sep 30, 2023 -64.16%
Jun 30, 2023 -52.90%
Mar 31, 2023 -45.65%
Dec 31, 2022 -32.69%
Sep 30, 2022 -26.60%
Jun 30, 2022 -26.22%
Mar 31, 2022 -23.29%
Dec 31, 2021 -25.40%
Sep 30, 2021 -25.35%