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

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals' (IRWD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 64.87% in Q1 2026, up 4665.0% year-on-year from 1.36% in Q1 2025, and up 580.48% quarter-over-quarter from 9.53% in Q4 2025.

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

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 64.87% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 64.87%, up 4665.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 64.87% (up 4665.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.17%, down 1386.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 64.87% for Q1 2026 at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, up from 9.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 97.0% in Q3 2025 to a low of 491.1% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.7% (2022), against an average of 66.22%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 49611 bps in 2024 and soared 50932 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Ironwood Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.07% in 2022, then sank by 8515 bps to 426.89% in 2023, then soared by 107 bps to 28.1% in 2024, then tumbled by 66 bps to 9.53% in 2025, then surged by 580 bps to 64.87% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 64.87% (Q1 2026), 9.53% (Q4 2025), and 97.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.72 Bn 35.98 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
2 Zoetis 34.61 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.58%
3 United Therapeutics 24.07 Bn 21.91 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
4 Aurora Cannabis 16.98 Bn 16.91 Bn 33.43 Mn -
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.64 Bn 15.32 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
6 Elanco Animal Health 12.19 Bn 11.76 Bn 785.00 Mn 7.34%
7 Alkermes 7.37 Bn 6.86 Bn -116.06 Mn 6.92%
8 Hims & Hers Health 6.62 Bn 5.87 Bn 396.79 Mn -1.92%
9 Lantheus Holdings 6.47 Bn 5.97 Bn 230.92 Mn 14.85%
10 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 526.31 Mn 305.84 Mn - 64.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 64.87%
Dec 31, 2025 9.53%
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 -392.84%
Jun 30, 2023 -188.82%
Mar 31, 2023 5.01%
Dec 31, 2022 5.07%
Sep 30, 2022 4.94%
Jun 30, 2022 4.49%
Mar 31, 2022 5.70%
Dec 31, 2021 4.48%
Sep 30, 2021 11.92%
Jun 30, 2021 13.07%