Zoetis (ZTS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Zoetis (ZTS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 27.58% for Q1 2026, down 494.0% year-over-year from 7.0% in Q1 2025, and down 1.18% quarter-over-quarter from 27.91% in Q4 2025.

Zoetis (ZTS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zoetis (ZTS) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 27.58% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 27.58%, down 494.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.58% (down 494.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.97%, down 320.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 27.58% in Q1 2026 per ZTS's latest filing, from 27.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 33.19% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 24.05% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 27.81% and a median of 27.54% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2602 bps in 2022, then slumped 494 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 27.59% in 2022, then dropped by 7 bps to 25.77% in 2023, then climbed by 24 bps to 32.06% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 27.91% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 27.58% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ZTS's Return on Capital Employed at 27.58% in Q1 2026, 27.91% in Q4 2025, and 27.91% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 38.34 Bn 34.60 Bn 1.97 Bn 8.52%
2 Zoetis 33.27 Bn 31.33 Bn 1.62 Bn 27.58%
3 United Therapeutics 23.75 Bn 21.60 Bn 648.10 Mn 21.43%
4 Aurora Cannabis 17.11 Bn 17.03 Bn 33.43 Mn -
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.37 Bn 15.05 Bn 800.70 Mn 20.04%
6 Elanco Animal Health 11.78 Bn 11.35 Bn 785.00 Mn 7.34%
7 Alkermes 7.05 Bn 6.54 Bn -116.06 Mn 6.92%
8 Lantheus Holdings 6.49 Bn 5.99 Bn 230.92 Mn 14.85%
9 Hims & Hers Health 6.19 Bn 5.44 Bn 396.79 Mn -1.92%
10 Liquidia 5.63 Bn 5.40 Bn 121.79 Mn 21.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.58%
Dec 31, 2025 27.91%
Sep 30, 2025 27.91%
Jun 30, 2025 33.19%
Mar 31, 2025 32.52%
Dec 31, 2024 32.06%
Sep 30, 2024 27.33%
Jun 30, 2024 26.45%
Mar 31, 2024 26.23%
Dec 31, 2023 25.77%
Sep 30, 2023 25.61%
Jun 30, 2023 25.78%
Mar 31, 2023 24.05%
Dec 31, 2022 27.59%
Sep 30, 2022 27.54%
Jun 30, 2022 27.79%
Mar 31, 2022 27.41%
Dec 31, 2021 16.78%
Sep 30, 2021 15.49%
Jun 30, 2021 8.80%