Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.65% for Q3 2026, down 3.03 percentage points from 2.38% a year earlier and down 1.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Bio-Rad Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.50%, down 2.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -3.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Bio-Rad Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 2.60% in FY2024 (-0.13 pp), 2.73% in FY2023 (-0.47 pp), 3.20% in FY2022 (-0.20 pp) and 3.40% in FY2021 (-0.87 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 1.20 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2026, with a drop of 3.03 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 0.59% (Q2 2026), 0.62% (Q1 2026) and 0.49% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.44 Bn | 236.08 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 187.98 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 163.91 Bn | 143.58 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 153.75 Bn | 134.17 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.67 Bn | 97.80 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.84 Bn | 104.03 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.27 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 61.69 Bn | 45.00 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Medline | 51.94 Bn | 49.07 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.76% |
| 10 | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 9.85 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 328.60 Mn | -0.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.75% |
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Bio-Rad Laboratories Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BIO", "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=BIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();