Growth Metrics

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) has 15 years of Return on Invested Capital data on record, last reported at 0.59% in Q3 2025.

  • For Q3 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 141.0% year-over-year to 0.59%; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached 0.59%, down 141.0%, while the annual FY2024 figure was 0.26%, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.59% in Q3 2025 per NKTR's latest filing, down from 3.92% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 3.92% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.92% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.03%, with a median of 0.23% recorded in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Invested Capital: up 351bps in 2025, down -141bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.15% in 2021, then tumbled by -34bps to 0.2% in 2022, then tumbled by -101bps to 0.4% in 2023, then decreased by -14bps to 0.46% in 2024, then decreased by -29bps to 0.59% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Invested Capital were 0.59% in Q3 2025, 3.92% in Q2 2025, and 0.92% in Q1 2025.