Exicure (XCUR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Exicure (XCUR) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -92.85% for Q2 2026, down 28.47 percentage points from -64.38% a year earlier but up 5.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Exicure (XCUR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Exicure posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -39.71%, up 79.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -12.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -119.37% in FY2024 (-19.02 pp), -100.35% in FY2023 (-96.04 pp), -4.31% in FY2022 (+124.42 pp) and -128.73% in FY2021 (-101.71 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -467.97% in Q3 2022 and a high of 39.11% in Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.58 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 507.08 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 354.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -98.41% (Q1 2026), -39.32% (Q4 2025) and -67.21% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Exicure | 7.39 Mn | 7.39 Mn | - | -92.85% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -92.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -98.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -39.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -67.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -64.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -60.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -125.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -87.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -94.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -133.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -153.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -467.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -261.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -181.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -167.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -113.57% |
API Access
Exicure Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=XCUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "XCUR", "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=XCUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();