Upstream Bio (UPB) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

Upstream Bio (UPB) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 53.36% in Q1 2026, down 19.48% quarter-over-quarter from 44.66% in Q4 2025, and down 3274.0% on a YoY basis from 1.68% in Q1 2025.

Upstream Bio (UPB) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstream Bio's Return on Capital Employed history runs 3 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 53.36% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 3274.0% year-over-year to 53.36%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 53.36% (down 3274.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 39.66%, down 1273.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 53.36% for Q1 2026 at Upstream Bio, down from 44.66% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.63% in Q1 2025 to a low of 53.36% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 34.2% across 3 years, with a median of 32.06% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed slumped 2222 bps in 2025, then tumbled 3274 bps in 2026.
  • A 3-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 22.44% in 2024, then slumped by 99 bps to 44.66% in 2025, then declined by 19 bps to 53.36% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 53.36% (Q1 2026), 44.66% (Q4 2025), and 35.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 450.31%
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 51.73%
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - -107.40%
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 21.10%
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -50.43%
10 Upstream Bio 339.03 Mn 339.03 Mn -3.94 Mn -53.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -53.36%
Dec 31, 2025 -44.66%
Sep 30, 2025 -35.67%
Jun 30, 2025 -28.44%
Mar 31, 2025 -20.63%
Dec 31, 2024 -22.44%