United Therapeutics (UTHR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

United Therapeutics' (UTHR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 21.43% in Q1 2026, up 89.0% year-on-year from 11.34% in Q1 2025, and up 1.31% quarter-over-quarter from 21.16% in Q4 2025.

United Therapeutics (UTHR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Therapeutics has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 21.43% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 21.43%, up 89.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.43% (up 89.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.14%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 21.43% for Q1 2026 at United Therapeutics, up from 21.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.87% in Q2 2024 to a low of 16.63% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.84% (2025), against an average of 19.52%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 991 bps in 2022 and plunged 203 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • United Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.59% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 18.84% in 2023, then grew by 12 bps to 21.17% in 2024, then dropped by 0 bps to 21.16% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 21.43% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 21.43% (Q1 2026), 21.16% (Q4 2025), and 21.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 38.34 Bn 34.60 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
2 Zoetis 33.27 Bn 31.33 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.58%
3 United Therapeutics 23.75 Bn 21.60 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
4 Aurora Cannabis 17.11 Bn 17.03 Bn 33.43 Mn -
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.37 Bn 15.05 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
6 Elanco Animal Health 11.78 Bn 11.35 Bn 785.00 Mn 7.34%
7 Alkermes 7.05 Bn 6.54 Bn -116.06 Mn 6.92%
8 Lantheus Holdings 6.49 Bn 5.99 Bn 230.92 Mn 14.85%
9 Hims & Hers Health 6.19 Bn 5.44 Bn 396.79 Mn -1.92%
10 Liquidia 5.63 Bn 5.40 Bn 121.79 Mn 21.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.43%
Dec 31, 2025 21.16%
Sep 30, 2025 21.08%
Jun 30, 2025 19.84%
Mar 31, 2025 20.54%
Dec 31, 2024 21.17%
Sep 30, 2024 21.15%
Jun 30, 2024 21.87%
Mar 31, 2024 21.05%
Dec 31, 2023 18.84%
Sep 30, 2023 18.01%
Jun 30, 2023 17.71%
Mar 31, 2023 16.63%
Dec 31, 2022 17.59%
Sep 30, 2022 18.22%
Jun 30, 2022 17.35%
Mar 31, 2022 18.28%
Dec 31, 2021 11.57%
Sep 30, 2021 9.76%
Jun 30, 2021 10.01%