Zai Lab (ZLAB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Zai Lab's (ZLAB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 32.72% in Q1 2026, down 154.0% year-on-year from 60.6% in Q1 2025, and down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter from 30.61% in Q4 2025.

Zai Lab (ZLAB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zai Lab has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 32.72% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 32.72%, down 154.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 32.72% (down 154.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 30.07%, up 469.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 32.72% for Q1 2026 at Zai Lab, down from 30.61% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 28.43% in Q3 2025 to a low of 48.31% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 36.81% (2023), against an average of 37.69%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1254 bps in 2024 and jumped 1988 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Zai Lab's Return on Capital Employed stood at 36.12% in 2022, then dropped by 21 bps to 43.8% in 2023, then grew by 18 bps to 35.89% in 2024, then gained by 15 bps to 30.61% in 2025, then fell by 7 bps to 32.72% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 32.72% (Q1 2026), 30.61% (Q4 2025), and 28.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - -
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - -
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 450.31%
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 51.73%
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - -107.40%
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 21.10%
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -50.43%
10 Zai Lab 20.15 Bn 20.05 Bn 61.30 Mn -32.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -32.72%
Dec 31, 2025 -30.61%
Sep 30, 2025 -28.43%
Jun 30, 2025 -29.50%
Mar 31, 2025 -31.19%
Dec 31, 2024 -35.89%
Sep 30, 2024 -48.31%
Jun 30, 2024 -48.08%
Mar 31, 2024 -44.79%
Dec 31, 2023 -43.80%
Sep 30, 2023 -35.77%
Jun 30, 2023 -38.30%
Mar 31, 2023 -36.81%
Dec 31, 2022 -36.12%
Sep 30, 2022 -43.74%
Jun 30, 2022 -37.25%
Mar 31, 2022 -39.47%
Dec 31, 2021 -47.43%
Sep 30, 2021 -33.90%
Jun 30, 2021 -43.14%