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Elanco Animal Health Inc. ELAN Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+14.9%
Gross profit$785.0M+14.8%
Net income$57.0M-14.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.11-15.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$428.0M-12.1%
Total debt$4.3B-1.7%
Total equity$6.5B+2.3%
Total assets$13.2B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$13.0M+425%
CapEx$51.0M-21.5%
Free cash flow-$38.0M+44.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.1B+128%
Enterprise value$15.99B+73.1%
P/S2.5×+1.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin55.1%+0.2pp
Net margin-4.9%-13.6pp
FCF margin6.4%-1.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3.8%-9.9pp
Debt / equity0.7×0.0×
Current ratio2.2×-0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Elanco Animal Health Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Elanco Animal Health Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Elanco Animal Health Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Elanco Animal Health Inc. (ELAN) reported return on invested capital of 0.4% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Elanco Animal Health Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Elanco Animal Health Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a -70.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -4.8% to -0%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.