Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -2.53% for Q2 2026, up 1.54 percentage points from -4.06% a year earlier and up 0.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Bausch & Lomb posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -5.39%, down 0.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a four-year change of -7.38 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -4.53% in FY2024 (-0.99 pp), -3.54% in FY2023 (-3.72 pp), 0.18% in FY2022 (-1.81 pp) and 1.99% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.26 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 2.58 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 4.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -3.25% (Q1 2026), -5.41% (Q4 2025) and -4.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 7.56% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 17.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -3.90% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.31% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 6.07 Bn | 4.81 Bn | 867.00 Mn | -2.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.05% |
API Access
Bausch & Lomb Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();