Zoetis ZTS
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Zoetis (ZTS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2019)

Updated

Zoetis (ZTS) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.69% in Q3 2019, down 0.15 percentage points from 9.84% a year earlier but up 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Zoetis (ZTS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

For FY2014, Zoetis reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.39%, down 0.86 percentage points from FY2013.

  • Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.25% in FY2013.
  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -38.96% in Q2 2015 to 11.03% in Q2 2018 over the past five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.32 percentage points over the last six quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 49.60 percentage points in Q2 2016, against a drop of 26.98 percentage points in Q2 2015 at the low end.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,076.25 Bn 1,044.84 Bn 19.71 Bn 37.16%
2 Johnson & Johnson 617.18 Bn 535.70 Bn 17.26 Bn 16.10%
3 AbbVie 464.58 Bn 437.73 Bn 12.70 Bn 18.68%
4 Merck 356.04 Bn 310.47 Bn 12.21 Bn 3.56%
5 Novartis Ag 269.07 Bn 224.94 Bn 11.24 Bn 21.95%
6 Astrazeneca 243.21 Bn 216.77 Bn 12.86 Bn 28.83%
7 Amgen 217.88 Bn 173.28 Bn 7.24 Bn 14.33%
8 Gilead Sciences 179.62 Bn 153.74 Bn 6.22 Bn -5.97%
9 Pfizer 158.45 Bn 105.40 Bn 10.94 Bn 13.44%
10 Zoetis 28.86 Bn 20.71 Bn 1.05 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2019 9.69%
Jun 30, 2019 9.66%
Mar 31, 2019 9.99%
Sep 30, 2018 9.84%
Jun 30, 2018 11.03%
Mar 31, 2018 10.67%
Oct 1, 2017 8.66%
Jul 2, 2017 9.46%
Apr 2, 2017 9.31%
Oct 2, 2016 9.75%
Jul 3, 2016 10.65%
Apr 3, 2016 7.91%
Sep 27, 2015 -37.59%
Jun 28, 2015 -38.96%
Mar 29, 2015 -34.09%
Dec 31, 2014 -28.67%
Sep 28, 2014 -16.58%
Jun 29, 2014 -11.98%
Mar 30, 2014 -13.70%
Dec 31, 2013 -15.21%
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