Zymeworks (ZYME) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2026)
Zymeworks' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -39.85% in Q2 2026, down 18.00 percentage points from -21.85% a year earlier and down 9.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zymeworks (ZYME) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Zymeworks came in at -25.53%, up 6.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a three-year change of -56.37 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -31.61% in FY2024 (-6.92 pp), -24.69% in FY2023 (-55.53 pp) and 30.84% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.20 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 13.56 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 73.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ZYME's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -30.28% (Q1 2026), -28.08% (Q4 2025) and -19.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Zymeworks | 1.85 Bn | 737.70 Mn | - | -39.85% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -39.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -30.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -28.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -19.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -21.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -32.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -35.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -33.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -28.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -29.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -26.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.45% |
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Zymeworks 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=ZYME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ZYME", "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=ZYME&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();