Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -34.07% for Q2 2026, up 13.01 percentage points from -47.08% a year earlier and up 8.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals (XENE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Xenon Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -55.36%, down 22.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -34.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Xenon Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -33.02% in FY2024 (-7.30 pp), -25.72% in FY2023 (-5.55 pp), -20.17% in FY2022 (+1.40 pp) and -21.57% in FY2021 (-1.20 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.96 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 13.01 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 28.72 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -42.53% (Q1 2026), -64.47% (Q4 2025) and -56.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 35.41% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 4.65% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Xenon Pharmaceuticals | 4.07 Bn | 542.89 Mn | - | -38.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -38.70% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -34.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -42.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -64.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -56.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -47.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -39.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -35.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -27.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -24.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -27.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -31.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -27.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -22.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -14.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -19.56% |
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=XENE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "XENE", "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=XENE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();