Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 71.61% for Q2 2026, up 0.10 percentage points from 71.51% a year earlier but down 39.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 74.80%, up 49.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +42.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 25.02% in FY2024 (+210.51 pp), -185.49% in FY2023 (-208.49 pp), 23.00% in FY2022 (-11.08 pp) and 34.09% in FY2021 (+2.24 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -491.10% in Q1 2024 and a high of 111.57% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +194.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 509.32 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 513.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 111.57% (Q1 2026), 63.85% (Q4 2025) and 97.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals | 601.47 Mn | -53.99 Mn | - | 71.61% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IRWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IRWD", "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=IRWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();