LENZ Therapeutics LENZ
NASDAQ LENZ
$4.02 -0.09 (-2.20%)
As of: Nov 12, 2026 · 9:45 AM EST

LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)

Updated

LENZ Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -57.15% for Q2 2026, down 26.00 percentage points from -31.15% a year earlier and down 12.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2025, LENZ Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -38.07%, up 6.19 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a four-year change of -7.87 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
  • Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -44.26% in FY2024 (-3.48 pp), -40.78% in FY2023 (-10.50 pp), -30.28% in FY2022 (-0.08 pp) and -30.20% in FY2021.
  • The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 30.97 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 30.14 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows LENZ's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -44.93% (Q1 2026), -38.44% (Q4 2025) and -34.34% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,348.13 Bn 1,321.74 Bn 20.46 Bn 35.41%
2 Johnson & Johnson 675.90 Bn 595.76 Bn 17.30 Bn 17.52%
3 AbbVie 519.45 Bn 487.50 Bn 13.12 Bn 21.60%
4 Merck 364.95 Bn 327.95 Bn 13.19 Bn 4.65%
5 Novartis Ag 311.58 Bn 285.16 Bn - -
6 Astrazeneca 289.34 Bn 262.94 Bn 13.26 Bn 9.91%
7 Amgen 251.64 Bn 203.30 Bn 7.58 Bn 17.37%
8 Gilead Sciences 212.05 Bn 187.07 Bn 6.73 Bn -6.15%
9 Pfizer 167.35 Bn 115.00 Bn 12.56 Bn 11.32%
10 LENZ Therapeutics 128.82 Mn -839.21 Mn 2.93 Mn -72.87%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2026 -72.87%
Jun 30, 2026 -57.15%
Mar 31, 2026 -44.93%
Dec 31, 2025 -38.44%
Sep 30, 2025 -34.34%
Jun 30, 2025 -31.15%
Mar 31, 2025 -29.77%
Dec 31, 2024 -28.01%
Sep 30, 2024 -33.25%
Jun 30, 2024 -37.39%
Mar 31, 2024 -60.74%
Dec 31, 2023 -48.35%
Sep 30, 2023 -28.09%
Jun 30, 2023 -28.12%
Mar 31, 2023 -30.60%
Dec 31, 2022 -33.50%
Sep 30, 2022 -29.57%
Jun 30, 2022 -24.36%
Mar 31, 2022 -20.40%
Dec 31, 2021 -15.23%
API Access

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