Rafael Holdings (RFL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Rafael Holdings (RFL) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -43.04% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), down 19.10 percentage points from -23.94% a year earlier and down 3.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Rafael Holdings (RFL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025), Rafael Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -31.06%, up 82.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -24.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Rafael Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -113.63% in FY2024 (-99.50 pp), -14.13% in FY2023 (+38.38 pp), -52.51% in FY2022 (-30.47 pp) and -22.05% in FY2021 (-15.71 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.33 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with a gain of 97.81 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a drop of 125.68 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -39.42% (Q2 2026), -36.30% (Q1 2026) and -29.30% (Q4 2025).
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 | Rafael Holdings | 78.35 Mn | 83.76 Mn | 163,000.00 | -43.04% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -43.04% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -39.42% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -36.30% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -29.30% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -23.94% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -137.23% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -122.21% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -111.90% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -105.24% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -11.54% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -12.86% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -15.76% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -17.98% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -19.14% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -15.13% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -64.18% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -68.78% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -65.03% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -60.21% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -21.23% |
Rafael Holdings 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "RFL", "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=RFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();