Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.73% for Q2 2026, up 4.28 percentage points from 3.45% a year earlier and up 29.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Protagonist Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -23.92%, down 74.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +8.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Protagonist Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 50.17% in FY2024 (+83.42 pp), -33.25% in FY2023 (+16.02 pp), -49.27% in FY2022 (-6.18 pp) and -43.09% in FY2021 (-10.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.82 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 99.06 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 65.06 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -21.98% (Q1 2026), -24.73% (Q4 2025) and 2.86% (Q3 2025).
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 | Protagonist Therapeutics | 8.89 Bn | 6.19 Bn | 273.31 Mn | 33.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 33.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -21.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -24.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -51.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -58.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -66.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -56.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -50.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -46.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -40.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -39.77% |
API Access
Protagonist Therapeutics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PTGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PTGX", "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=PTGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();