Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026)
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -122.97% in Q2 2026, down 96.87 percentage points from -26.10% a year earlier and down 32.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Viking Therapeutics reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -53.49%, down 28.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -36.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -24.70% in FY2024 (+15.73 pp), -40.43% in FY2023 (+1.53 pp), -41.97% in FY2022 (-17.20 pp) and -24.77% in FY2021 (-8.25 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -28.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 33.81 percentage points in Q1 2024, against a drop of 96.87 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -90.34% (Q1 2026), -60.43% (Q4 2025) and -36.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,127.42 Bn | 1,096.00 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 633.77 Bn | 553.63 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 505.19 Bn | 478.30 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 358.10 Bn | 312.48 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 290.00 Bn | 253.99 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 265.19 Bn | 238.88 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 16.76% |
| 7 | Amgen | 238.02 Bn | 193.42 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.79 Bn | 168.99 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.11 Bn | 117.76 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Viking Therapeutics | 2.85 Bn | 323.08 Mn | - | -122.97% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -122.97% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -90.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -60.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -36.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -28.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -30.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -51.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -48.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -39.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -34.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -30.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -24.77% |
API Access
Viking Therapeutics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "VKTX", "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=VKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();