Nkarta (NKTX) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Nkarta's (NKTX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 31.44% in Q1 2026, down 318.0% year-on-year from 14.42% in Q1 2025, and down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter from 31.01% in Q4 2025.

Nkarta (NKTX) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nkarta's Return on Capital Employed history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.44% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 318.0% year-over-year to 31.44% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 31.44%, a 318.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 28.34%, up 210.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 31.44% in Q1 2026 per NKTX's latest filing, from 31.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 22.39% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 35.67% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 28.93% (2023), against an average of 28.77%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1421 bps in 2022 and soared 996 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.51% in 2022, then plunged by 40 bps to 35.67% in 2023, then gained by 28 bps to 25.76% in 2024, then retreated by 20 bps to 31.01% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 31.44% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NKTX Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 31.44% (Q1 2026), 31.01% (Q4 2025), and 29.12% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 68,785.72 Bn 68,785.72 Bn - -31.80%
2 Nanobiotix 1,895.57 Bn 1,895.51 Bn - -
3 BeOne Medicines 471.35 Bn 466.56 Bn 1.35 Bn 10.46%
4 NuCana 279.75 Bn 279.75 Bn - -68.47%
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 120.24 Bn 113.00 Bn 2.59 Bn 21.10%
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 67.80 Bn 59.04 Bn 3.31 Bn 10.19%
7 Belite Bio 62.51 Bn 62.51 Bn - -
8 Argenx Se 57.38 Bn 57.38 Bn 1.41 Bn -
9 Revolution Medicines 37.78 Bn 37.78 Bn - -68.84%
10 Nkarta 170.79 Mn 170.79 Mn - -31.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -31.44%
Dec 31, 2025 -31.01%
Sep 30, 2025 -29.12%
Jun 30, 2025 -29.16%
Mar 31, 2025 -28.26%
Dec 31, 2024 -25.76%
Sep 30, 2024 -24.67%
Jun 30, 2024 -22.76%
Mar 31, 2024 -28.55%
Dec 31, 2023 -35.67%
Sep 30, 2023 -34.57%
Jun 30, 2023 -32.71%
Mar 31, 2023 -28.93%
Dec 31, 2022 -25.51%
Sep 30, 2022 -22.39%
Jun 30, 2022 -25.28%
Mar 31, 2022 -33.32%
Dec 31, 2021 -31.98%
Sep 30, 2021 -28.24%
Jun 30, 2021 -23.72%