Bruker (BRKR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Bruker (BRKR) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.63% for Q2 2026, down 4.47 percentage points from 3.84% a year earlier and down 1.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bruker (BRKR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Bruker posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.44%, down 5.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -10.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.75% in FY2024 (-9.26 pp), 16.01% in FY2023 (+0.08 pp), 15.93% in FY2022 (-1.21 pp) and 17.14% in FY2021 (+5.42 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 6.97 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 10.72 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.96% (Q1 2026), 1.35% (Q4 2025) and 1.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.76% |
| 10 | Bruker | 9.51 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 429.30 Mn | -1.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.46% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.63% |
| 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% |
API Access
Bruker 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=BRKR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BRKR", "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=BRKR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();