Z Squared (ZSQR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Z Squared's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -29.52% for Q2 2026, up 70.65 percentage points from -100.17% a year earlier and up 74.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Z Squared (ZSQR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Z Squared's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -292.79%, up 158.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of -292.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -451.57% in FY2024 (+208.74 pp), -660.31% in FY2023 (+1.38 pp), -661.69% in FY2022 (-625.65 pp) and -36.04% in FY2021 (-35.86 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +829.03 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 3944.97 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 3507.88 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ZSQR's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -103.75% (Q1 2026), -120.18% (Q4 2025) and -82.97% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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 | Z Squared | 121.90 Mn | 95.14 Mn | -1.77 Mn | -29.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -29.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -103.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -120.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -82.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -100.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -202.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -227.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -358.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4,045.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1,316.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -575.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -537.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -553.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -185.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -142.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -73.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -72.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.61% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.48% |
API Access
Z Squared 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=ZSQR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ZSQR", "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=ZSQR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();