Biolargo (BLGO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026)
Biolargo's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -635.45% in Q2 2026, down 550.05 percentage points from -85.40% a year earlier and down 173.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Biolargo (BLGO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Biolargo came in at -341.57%, down 277.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +686.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -64.54% in FY2024 (+55.31 pp), -119.85% in FY2023 (+108.11 pp), -227.96% in FY2022 (+31.89 pp) and -259.84% in FY2021 (+768.36 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -165.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 254.69 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 550.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BLGO's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -461.98% (Q1 2026), -406.15% (Q4 2025) and -169.21% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 80.12 Bn | 71.86 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 13.27% |
| 2 | Veralto | 24.64 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 21.41% |
| 3 | Xylem | 24.48 Bn | 19.73 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 9.16% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 3.68 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 90.77 Mn | 20.14% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.49 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -0.31% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 941.63 Mn | 903.11 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 12.53% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 342.49 Mn | 17.65 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 7.70% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 334.06 Mn | 302.51 Mn | -24,000.00 | -21.02% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 213.04 Mn | 92.67 Mn | - | -4.66% |
| 10 | Biolargo | 21.67 Mn | 6.93 Mn | 675,000.00 | -635.45% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -635.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -461.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -406.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -169.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -85.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -76.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -55.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -53.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -60.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -86.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -98.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -102.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -81.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -105.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -177.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -201.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -290.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -346.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -243.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -245.06% |
Biolargo Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BLGO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BLGO", "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=BLGO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();