Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.51% for Q1 2026, down 406.0% on a YoY basis from 2.13% in Q1 2025, and down 301.2% quarter-over-quarter from 1.62% in Q4 2025.

Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Heron Therapeutics has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.51% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 406.0% year-over-year to 6.51%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.51% (down 406.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.71%, up 674.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.51%, down from 1.62% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 1.06% in Q3 2025, with the low at 145.75% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 58.02% across 5 years, with a median of 56.86% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 6142 bps — and 2024, when it soared 7706 bps.
  • Heron Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed stood at 97.52% in 2022, then gained by 22 bps to 75.68% in 2023, then soared by 89 bps to 8.51% in 2024, then soared by 81 bps to 1.62% in 2025, then sank by 301 bps to 6.51% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.51% (Q1 2026), 1.62% (Q4 2025), and 1.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 719,706.53 Bn 719,706.50 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 55,800.00 Bn 55,800.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 18,182.30 Bn 18,182.29 Bn - 450.31%
4 Legend Biotech 3,154.00 Bn 3,153.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 51.73%
5 Akari Therapeutics 1,844.30 Bn 1,844.29 Bn - -107.40%
6 Evaxion A 1,567.96 Bn 1,567.94 Bn - -
7 Psyence Biomedical 251.43 Bn 251.42 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 112.56 Bn 105.31 Bn 2.59 Bn 21.10%
9 Abivax 94.37 Bn 94.37 Bn - -50.43%
10 Heron Therapeutics 85.57 Mn 55.60 Mn 24.07 Mn -6.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -6.51%
Dec 31, 2025 -1.62%
Sep 30, 2025 1.06%
Jun 30, 2025 -4.99%
Mar 31, 2025 -2.45%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.51%
Sep 30, 2024 -19.36%
Jun 30, 2024 -33.69%
Mar 31, 2024 -56.86%
Dec 31, 2023 -75.68%
Sep 30, 2023 -89.14%
Jun 30, 2023 -110.76%
Mar 31, 2023 -91.64%
Dec 31, 2022 -97.52%
Sep 30, 2022 -126.67%
Jun 30, 2022 -145.75%
Mar 31, 2022 -116.23%
Dec 31, 2021 -84.43%
Sep 30, 2021 -73.72%
Jun 30, 2021 -84.32%