Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.25% in Q1 2026, up 56.99% quarter-over-quarter from 14.53% in Q4 2025, and up 4841.0% on a YoY basis from 0.13% in Q1 2025.

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nektar Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.25% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 4841.0% year-over-year to 6.25%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.25% (up 4841.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.45%, up 2188.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 6.25% for Q1 2026 at Nektar Therapeutics, up from 14.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.25% in Q1 2026 to a low of 71.48% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 51.92% across 5 years, with a median of 55.51% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed sank 2539 bps in 2022, then jumped 4841 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 55.51% in 2022, then retreated by 29 bps to 71.48% in 2023, then jumped by 40 bps to 43.02% in 2024, then soared by 66 bps to 14.53% in 2025, then surged by 57 bps to 6.25% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.25% (Q1 2026), 14.53% (Q4 2025), and 52.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 450.31%
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 51.73%
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - -107.40%
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 21.10%
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -50.43%
10 Nektar Therapeutics 1.51 Bn 939.55 Mn 3.16 Mn -6.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -6.25%
Dec 31, 2025 -14.53%
Sep 30, 2025 -52.15%
Jun 30, 2025 -62.78%
Mar 31, 2025 -54.66%
Dec 31, 2024 -43.02%
Sep 30, 2024 -59.31%
Jun 30, 2024 -52.37%
Mar 31, 2024 -47.71%
Dec 31, 2023 -71.48%
Sep 30, 2023 -67.92%
Jun 30, 2023 -61.19%
Mar 31, 2023 -68.42%
Dec 31, 2022 -55.51%
Sep 30, 2022 -59.20%
Jun 30, 2022 -59.17%
Mar 31, 2022 -46.95%
Dec 31, 2021 -40.12%
Sep 30, 2021 -37.48%
Jun 30, 2021 -33.78%