Growth Metrics

United Therapeutics (UTHR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

United Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 21.16% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 21.16% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 21.16%, a 1.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 21.14%, up 4.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 21.16% in Q4 2025 for United Therapeutics, roughly flat from 21.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for UTHR hit a ceiling of 21.87% in Q2 2024 and a floor of 8.37% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 17.51% across 5 years, with a median of 18.25% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -851bps in 2021 and later surged 991bps in 2022.
  • Tracing UTHR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.57% in 2021, then soared by 52bps to 17.59% in 2022, then rose by 7bps to 18.84% in 2023, then increased by 12bps to 21.17% in 2024, then decreased by 0bps to 21.16% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for UTHR at 21.16% in Q4 2025, 21.08% in Q3 2025, and 19.84% in Q2 2025.