Growth Metrics

Zoetis (ZTS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Zoetis (ZTS) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 13 consecutive years, with 0.28% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 4.0% to 0.28% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.28% through Dec 2025, down 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.29% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.28% at Zoetis, roughly flat from 0.28% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.33% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.01% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.24%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed rose 26bps in 2022, then fell -4bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17% in 2021, then surged by 65bps to 0.28% in 2022, then decreased by -7bps to 0.26% in 2023, then increased by 25bps to 0.32% in 2024, then decreased by -12bps to 0.28% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.28%, 0.28%, and 0.33% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.