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

United Therapeutics (UTHR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 21.43% for Q1 2026, up 89.0% on a YoY basis from 11.34% in Q1 2025, and up 1.31% sequentially from 21.16% in Q4 2025.

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

United Therapeutics (UTHR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 21.43% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 89.0% year-over-year to 21.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.43% (up 89.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 21.14%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 21.43% in Q1 2026, from 21.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 51.39% in Q3 2024 to a low of 16.63% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 22.81% and a median of 19.84% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 3338 bps in 2024 and slumped 3031 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UTHR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 17.59% in 2022, then grew by 7 bps to 18.84% in 2023, then surged by 148 bps to 46.75% in 2024, then plunged by 55 bps to 21.16% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 21.43% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UTHR's Return on Capital Employed at 21.43% in Q1 2026, 21.16% in Q4 2025, and 21.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.36%
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -1.50%
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.46%
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 5.24%
10 Vireo Growth 10.57 Bn 10.41 Bn 59.30 Mn 0.91%

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 46.75%
Sep 30, 2024 51.39%
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%