Ironwood Pharmaceuticals IRWD
NASDAQ IRWD
$4.07 -0.30 (-6.77%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 1:59 PM UTC

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) posted Return on Capital Employed of 111.57% for Q1 2026, up 74.73% sequentially from 63.85% in Q4 2025, and up 9335.0% YoY from 1.18% in Q1 2025.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 111.57% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 9335.0% year-over-year to 111.57% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 111.57% (up 9335.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 74.8%, up 4978.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 111.57% in Q1 2026 per IRWD's latest filing, from 63.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 111.57% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 491.1% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 48.57% and a median of 24.32% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 51398 bps in 2024, then surged 50932 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.96% in 2022, then tumbled by 1882 bps to 426.89% in 2023, then surged by 107 bps to 28.1% in 2024, then surged by 127 bps to 63.85% in 2025, then surged by 75 bps to 111.57% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 111.57%, 63.85%, and 97.0% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Haleon 43.94 Bn 42.97 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 42.95 Bn 39.30 Bn 2.15 Bn 6.60%
3 Zoetis 31.58 Bn 29.90 Bn 1.05 Bn 17.16%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 28.63 Bn 22.83 Bn 5.10 Bn 6.07%
5 United Therapeutics 22.16 Bn 19.49 Bn 683.80 Mn 22.04%
6 Viatris 18.75 Bn 17.86 Bn 1.46 Bn -0.29%
7 Neurocrine Biosciences 15.53 Bn 15.14 Bn 935.80 Mn 18.67%
8 Elanco Animal Health 11.76 Bn 11.23 Bn 798.00 Mn 5.52%
9 Dr Reddys Laboratories 10.11 Bn 9.95 Bn - -
10 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 669.13 Mn 590.00 Mn - 71.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 71.61%
Mar 31, 2026 111.57%
Dec 31, 2025 63.85%
Sep 30, 2025 97.00%
Jun 30, 2025 71.51%
Mar 31, 2025 18.21%
Dec 31, 2024 28.10%
Sep 30, 2024 28.91%
Jun 30, 2024 30.56%
Mar 31, 2024 -491.10%
Dec 31, 2023 -426.89%
Sep 30, 2023 -323.13%
Jun 30, 2023 -154.43%
Mar 31, 2023 22.88%
Dec 31, 2022 23.96%
Sep 30, 2022 24.32%
Jun 30, 2022 23.38%
Mar 31, 2022 25.55%
Dec 31, 2021 24.67%
Sep 30, 2021 25.30%