Medicure (MCUJF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Medicure (MCUJF) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 13.71% in Q1 2026, up 645.07% quarter-over-quarter from 2.52% in Q4 2025, and up 3074.0% on a YoY basis from 0.43% in Q1 2025.

Medicure (MCUJF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Medicure's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.71% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 3074.0% year-over-year to 13.71%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.71% (up 3074.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 43.94%, down 3089.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 13.71% for Q1 2026 at Medicure, up from 2.52% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 48.67% in Q1 2023 to a low of 17.03% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.88% across 5 years, with a median of 0.44% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 3542 bps in 2023, then sank 4448 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 36.23% in 2022, then fell by 19 bps to 29.34% in 2023, then tumbled by 145 bps to 13.25% in 2024, then jumped by 81 bps to 2.52% in 2025, then soared by 645 bps to 13.71% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.71% (Q1 2026), 2.52% (Q4 2025), and 4.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
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 Medicure - - 2.57 Mn 13.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.71%
Dec 31, 2025 -2.52%
Sep 30, 2025 -4.99%
Jun 30, 2025 -15.73%
Mar 31, 2025 -17.03%
Dec 31, 2024 -13.25%
Sep 30, 2024 -9.01%
Jun 30, 2024 -2.92%
Mar 31, 2024 4.20%
Dec 31, 2023 29.34%
Mar 31, 2023 48.67%
Dec 31, 2022 36.23%
Sep 30, 2022 7.78%
Jun 30, 2022 0.44%
Mar 31, 2022 13.26%
Sep 30, 2021 -19.92%
Jun 30, 2021 -19.83%
Mar 31, 2021 -18.00%
Dec 31, 2020 -27.60%
Sep 30, 2020 -21.81%