Growth Metrics

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 9.53% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1857.0% to 9.53% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 9.53%, a 1857.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 11.17%, down 1386.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 9.53% in Q4 2025 for Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, down from 97.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for IRWD hit a ceiling of 246.38% in Q3 2024 and a floor of 323.13% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.67% across 5 years, with a median of 10.91% in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -32807bps in 2023 and later surged 56951bps in 2024.
  • Tracing IRWD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 4.48% in 2021, then soared by 435bps to 23.96% in 2022, then crashed by -475bps to 89.9% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 131bps to 28.1% in 2024, then plummeted by -66bps to 9.53% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for IRWD at 9.53% in Q4 2025, 97.0% in Q3 2025, and 71.51% in Q2 2025.