Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Bio-Rad Laboratories' (BIO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.62% in Q1 2026, down 499.0% year-on-year from 0.16% in Q1 2025, and up 26.69% on a QoQ basis from 0.49% in Q4 2025.

Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.62% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 499.0% year-over-year to 0.62% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.62%, a 499.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.5%, down 553.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.62%, up from 0.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BIO reached as high as 1221.09% in Q1 2024 and fell as low as 73.98% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 80.6% across 5 years, with a median of 5.18% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 121471 bps in 2024 and slumped 121547 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.84% in 2022, then plunged by 33 bps to 5.96% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 6.16% in 2024, then slumped by 92 bps to 0.49% in 2025, then grew by 27 bps to 0.62% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 0.62% in Q1 2026, 0.49% in Q4 2025, and 5.18% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 184.21 Bn 176.92 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 128.90 Bn 126.02 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 109.00 Bn 99.78 Bn 6.41 Bn 8.02%
4 Boston Scientific 68.62 Bn 67.16 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 47.39 Bn 43.72 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.44 Bn 26.16 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
7 Dexcom 28.39 Bn 27.27 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
8 Smith & Nephew 27.03 Bn 26.46 Bn - -
9 Koninklijke Philips 25.55 Bn 22.43 Bn 2.07 Bn 8.38%
10 Bio-Rad Laboratories 8.60 Bn 7.04 Bn 309.40 Mn 0.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.62%
Dec 31, 2025 0.49%
Sep 30, 2025 5.18%
Jun 30, 2025 -73.98%
Mar 31, 2025 5.62%
Dec 31, 2024 6.16%
Mar 31, 2024 1,221.09%
Dec 31, 2023 5.96%
Sep 30, 2023 3.17%
Jun 30, 2023 2.98%
Mar 31, 2023 6.38%
Dec 31, 2022 8.84%
Sep 30, 2022 4.08%
Jun 30, 2022 4.21%
Mar 31, 2022 8.22%
Dec 31, 2021 5.32%
Sep 30, 2021 3.36%
Jun 30, 2021 3.74%
Mar 31, 2021 6.92%
Dec 31, 2020 7.68%