Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)

Bausch & Lomb has reported Return on Capital Employed for 5 years, with the latest figure at 1.9% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 127.0% year-over-year to 1.9%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.9% (up 127.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.96%, down 43.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.9%, up from 0.94% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 3.06% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.31% in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.49% across 5 years, with a median of 1.22% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 167 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 127 bps.
• Bausch & Lomb's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.15% in 2022, then plunged by 48 bps to 1.11% in 2023, then gained by 24 bps to 1.38% in 2024, then plunged by 32 bps to 0.94% in 2025, then soared by 101 bps to 1.9% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.9% (Q1 2026), 0.94% (Q4 2025), and 0.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.