Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2022 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of -1.18% in Q2 2026, up 0.75 percentage points from -1.93% a year earlier and up 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Bausch & Lomb reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -2.56%, down 0.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three straight years, with a three-year change of -2.70 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -2.27% in FY2024 (-0.25 pp), -2.02% in FY2023 (-2.15 pp) and 0.14% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.23 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 1.40 percentage points in Q2 2025, against a drop of 2.57 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -1.52% (Q1 2026), -2.53% (Q4 2025) and -2.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 15.41% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 6.07 Bn | 4.81 Bn | 867.00 Mn | -1.18% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.71% |
Bausch & Lomb Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BLCO", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();