Vaxcyte (PCVX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Vaxcyte's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -39.21% for Q2 2026, down 16.96 percentage points from -22.25% a year earlier and down 2.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vaxcyte (PCVX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vaxcyte's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -30.27%, down 5.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +18.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -24.56% in FY2024 (+19.53 pp), -44.08% in FY2023 (-6.91 pp), -37.18% in FY2022 (-5.75 pp) and -31.43% in FY2021 (+17.68 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 21.80 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 18.12 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PCVX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -37.11% (Q1 2026), -32.06% (Q4 2025) and -26.71% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 20.76% |
| 10 | Vaxcyte | 8.24 Bn | 8.24 Bn | - | -39.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -39.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -37.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -32.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -26.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -22.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -28.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -30.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -35.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -25.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -27.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -34.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -47.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -38.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -35.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -33.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -30.23% |
API Access
Vaxcyte 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=PCVX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PCVX", "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=PCVX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();