Starling Oncology (STLN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Starling Oncology's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -33.32% in Q2 2026, up 14.97 percentage points from -48.29% a year earlier and up 4.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Starling Oncology (STLN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Starling Oncology came in at -36.92%, up 6.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +155.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -43.32% in FY2024 (-4.94 pp), -38.38% in FY2023 (+2.02 pp), -40.40% in FY2022 (+3.37 pp) and -43.77% in FY2021 (+148.53 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.87 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 14.97 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 44.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, STLN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -37.53% (Q1 2026), -38.73% (Q4 2025) and -42.76% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 27.06% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -13.91% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.97% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -29.86% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -15.22% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 9.85% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 17.71% |
| 10 | Starling Oncology | 637.98 Mn | 505.38 Mn | 27.17 Mn | -33.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -33.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -37.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -38.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -42.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -48.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -47.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -48.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -47.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -40.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -38.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -43.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -45.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -46.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -44.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -47.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -49.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -36.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.62% |
API Access
Starling Oncology 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=STLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "STLN", "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=STLN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();