Nuvation Bio (NUVB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Nuvation Bio's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -23.30% for Q2 2026, up 21.31 percentage points from -44.61% a year earlier and up 5.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nuvation Bio (NUVB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nuvation Bio's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -43.89%, up 69.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a four-year change of -24.53 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -113.35% in FY2024 (-97.58 pp), -15.77% in FY2023 (+1.07 pp), -16.84% in FY2022 (+2.52 pp) and -19.36% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 107.43 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 120.60 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NUVB's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -28.71% (Q1 2026), -41.29% (Q4 2025) and -41.88% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 35.41% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 4.65% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Nuvation Bio | 1.46 Bn | -931.95 Mn | 42.84 Mn | -18.62% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -18.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -23.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -28.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -41.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -41.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -44.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -136.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -119.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -106.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -97.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -16.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -13.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.12% |
API Access
Nuvation Bio Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NUVB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NUVB", "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=NUVB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();