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

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

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

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 111.57% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 9335.0% year-over-year to 111.57%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 111.57% (up 9335.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 74.8%, up 4978.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 111.57% in Q1 2026, from 63.85% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 111.57% in Q1 2026 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 51398 bps in 2024 and soared 50932 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing IRWD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 23.96% in 2022, then plunged 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.
  • Business Quant data shows IRWD's Return on Capital Employed at 111.57% in Q1 2026, 63.85% in Q4 2025, and 97.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.36%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -1.50%
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.46%
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 5.24%
10 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 619.48 Mn 399.01 Mn - 111.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 31.02%