Lantern Pharma (LTRN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Lantern Pharma (LTRN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -430.78% for Q2 2026, down 288.15 percentage points from -142.63% a year earlier and down 120.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lantern Pharma (LTRN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lantern Pharma posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -130.26%, down 56.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of -102.17 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -73.37% in FY2024 (-36.56 pp), -36.81% in FY2023 (-14.12 pp), -22.69% in FY2022 (+5.39 pp) and -28.09% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 16 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -119.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year drop in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] ranged from 4.65 percentage points (Q2 2023) to 288.15 percentage points (Q2 2026).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -310.34% (Q1 2026), -229.62% (Q4 2025) and -171.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,144.36 Bn | 1,112.95 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 635.36 Bn | 555.22 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 502.79 Bn | 475.90 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.08 Bn | 310.46 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 300.87 Bn | 264.86 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 264.31 Bn | 237.99 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 16.76% |
| 7 | Amgen | 239.07 Bn | 194.47 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.50 Bn | 168.70 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.00 Bn | 117.64 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Lantern Pharma | 7.59 Mn | -28.57 Mn | - | -430.78% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -430.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -310.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -229.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -171.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -142.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -111.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -94.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -72.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -59.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -51.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -41.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -35.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -30.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -25.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -23.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -11.71% |
Lantern Pharma Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LTRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LTRN", "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=LTRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();