Moleculin Biotech MBRX
NASDAQ MBRX
$0.58 -0.01 (-1.79%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:23 PM EDT

Moleculin Biotech (MBRX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Moleculin Biotech (MBRX) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 174.5% for Q4 2025, up 550.0% year-over-year from 26.85% in Q4 2024, and down 10.2% quarter-over-quarter from 158.34% in Q3 2025.

Moleculin Biotech (MBRX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moleculin Biotech's Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 174.5% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 550.0% year-over-year to 174.5%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 174.5% (up 550.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 198.11%, down 7817.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 174.5%, down from 158.34% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 22.77% in Q2 2021, with the low at 214.58% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 71.52% (2023), against an average of 93.39%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 5725 bps in 2021, then plunged 11859 bps in 2025.
  • Moleculin Biotech's Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.75% in 2021, then sank by 95 bps to 54.16% in 2022, then tumbled by 71 bps to 92.44% in 2023, then plunged by 95 bps to 179.99% in 2024, then increased by 3 bps to 174.5% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows MBRX's Return on Capital Employed at 174.5% in Q4 2025, 158.34% in Q3 2025, and 190.0% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 138.89 Bn 131.04 Bn 2.84 Bn 20.76%
2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 86.05 Bn 78.06 Bn 3.93 Bn 10.74%
3 Argenx Se 65.56 Bn 60.38 Bn 1.37 Bn -
4 Moderna 55.46 Bn 50.32 Bn 52.00 Mn -38.20%
5 BeOne Medicines 42.12 Bn 37.02 Bn 1.53 Bn 13.68%
6 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 31.62 Bn 28.31 Bn 992.69 Mn 26.09%
7 BioNTech SE 27.70 Bn 9.30 Bn 668.28 Mn -6.85%
8 Insmed 27.51 Bn 26.35 Bn 358.27 Mn -50.93%
9 Royalty Pharma 27.38 Bn 26.54 Bn - 7.88%
10 Moleculin Biotech 3.32 Mn 3.32 Mn - -217.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -217.35%
Dec 31, 2025 -174.50%
Sep 30, 2025 -158.34%
Jun 30, 2025 -190.00%
Mar 31, 2025 -214.58%
Dec 31, 2024 -179.99%
Sep 30, 2024 -153.06%
Jun 30, 2024 -123.43%
Mar 31, 2024 -95.99%
Dec 31, 2023 -92.44%
Sep 30, 2023 -70.40%
Jun 30, 2023 -72.64%
Mar 31, 2023 -64.86%
Dec 31, 2022 -54.16%
Sep 30, 2022 -45.74%
Jun 30, 2022 -36.87%
Mar 31, 2022 -31.27%
Dec 31, 2021 -27.75%
Sep 30, 2021 -24.30%
Jun 30, 2021 -22.77%