Medicure (MCUJF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Medicure (MCUJF) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 130.66% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 95.46 percentage points from 35.20% a year earlier and up 8.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Medicure (MCUJF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Medicure posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.03%, down 16.66 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +45.09 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 24.70% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-1.60 pp), 26.30% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-11.93 pp), 38.23% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+47.91 pp) and -9.68% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+27.37 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2015.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +28.60 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (a gain of 95.46 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 (a drop of 35.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 122.31% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 85.54% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 58.20% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Medicure | 210.81 Mn | 202.62 Mn | 2.31 Mn | 130.66% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 130.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 122.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 85.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 58.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 46.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 65.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 82.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 66.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.83% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.13% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -7.67% |
API Access
Medicure Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MCUJF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MCUJF", "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=MCUJF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();