Nuvalent (NUVL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Nuvalent (NUVL) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -34.00% for Q1 2026, down 3.24 percentage points from -30.76% a year earlier but up 3.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nuvalent (NUVL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nuvalent posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -34.93%, down 3.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of -2.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -31.75% in FY2024 (-5.78 pp), -25.97% in FY2023 (-2.61 pp), -23.36% in FY2022 (+8.58 pp) and -31.94% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -43.25% in Q3 2025 and a high of -15.37% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 5.43 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 15.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2026 came in at -37.49% (Q4 2025), -43.25% (Q3 2025) and -36.27% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Nuvalent | 9.75 Bn | 9.75 Bn | - | -34.00% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -34.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -37.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -43.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -36.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -30.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -27.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -31.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -25.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -27.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -21.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -30.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.68% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -15.37% |
API Access
Nuvalent Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NUVL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NUVL", "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=NUVL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();