Bruker (BRKR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Bruker (BRKR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.96% for Q1 2026, down 28.45% on a QoQ basis from 1.35% in Q4 2025, and down 390.0% year-over-year from 0.33% in Q1 2025.

Bruker (BRKR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bruker's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.96% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 390.0% year-over-year to 0.96% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.96% (down 390.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.44%, down 532.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.96% for Q1 2026 at Bruker, down from 1.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.39% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.96% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 10.35% and a median of 11.86% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed soared 192 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 1072 bps.
  • Bruker's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.9% in 2022, then dropped by 9 bps to 15.42% in 2023, then slumped by 65 bps to 5.41% in 2024, then tumbled by 75 bps to 1.35% in 2025, then decreased by 28 bps to 0.96% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BRKR's Return on Capital Employed at 0.96% in Q1 2026, 1.35% in Q4 2025, and 1.25% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 183.91 Bn 176.62 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 128.87 Bn 125.99 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 108.72 Bn 99.50 Bn 6.41 Bn 8.02%
4 Boston Scientific 68.46 Bn 67.01 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 48.53 Bn 44.85 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Dexcom 28.37 Bn 27.25 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
7 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.34 Bn 26.06 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
8 Smith & Nephew 26.91 Bn 26.33 Bn - -
9 Koninklijke Philips 25.47 Bn 22.34 Bn 2.07 Bn 8.38%
10 Bruker 9.16 Bn 9.16 Bn 379.80 Mn 0.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.96%
Dec 31, 2025 1.35%
Sep 30, 2025 1.25%
Jun 30, 2025 3.84%
Mar 31, 2025 4.86%
Dec 31, 2024 5.41%
Sep 30, 2024 6.07%
Jun 30, 2024 8.74%
Mar 31, 2024 11.86%
Dec 31, 2023 15.42%
Sep 30, 2023 16.79%
Jun 30, 2023 17.08%
Mar 31, 2023 17.39%
Dec 31, 2022 16.90%
Sep 30, 2022 17.11%
Jun 30, 2022 15.44%
Mar 31, 2022 15.47%
Dec 31, 2021 16.87%
Sep 30, 2021 18.33%
Jun 30, 2021 17.50%