Royalty Pharma (RPRX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Royalty Pharma (RPRX) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.88% for Q2 2026, down 3.10 percentage points from 10.98% a year earlier and down 0.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Royalty Pharma (RPRX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Royalty Pharma's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.53%, up 0.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -2.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Royalty Pharma's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.05% in FY2024 (-1.03 pp), 9.08% in FY2023 (+7.16 pp), 1.92% in FY2022 (-6.70 pp) and 8.62% in FY2021 (-2.83 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- 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 +1.18 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 7.44 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 7.35 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 8.28% (Q1 2026), 8.27% (Q4 2025) and 8.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 10.00% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 7.88% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 10.17% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 13.00 Bn | -5.74 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.43% |
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Royalty Pharma Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RPRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "RPRX", "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=RPRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();