Icon (ICLR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Icon's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.30% for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 1.80 percentage points from 3.50% a year earlier and up 2.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Icon (ICLR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Icon's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 3.34%, down 3.97 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -15.78 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.99 pp), 6.33% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.88 pp), 5.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+0.68 pp) and 4.77% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-14.35 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.67 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a gain of 2.98 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a drop of 15.89 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ICLR's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 2.39% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 2.97% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and 3.36% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 44.71 Bn | 35.96 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.91% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 18.26 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 223.89 Mn | 88.79% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 16.16 Bn | 15.36 Bn | 357.87 Mn | 2.48% |
| 4 | Icon | 16.06 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 491.83 Mn | 5.30% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.10 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 139.50 Mn | 0.73% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 699.49 Mn | -62.59 Mn | 18.44 Mn | -30.96% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 601.99 Mn | -1.16 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.71 Mn | 41.80 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -8.96% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 48.93 Mn | 12.59 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -131.78% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.57 Mn | -21.51 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -18.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.30% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.52% |
API Access
Icon Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ICLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ICLR", "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=ICLR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();