Cerus (CERS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Cerus' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -0.43% for Q3 2026, up 10.32 percentage points from -10.75% a year earlier and up 2.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cerus (CERS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2021, Cerus' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -31.89%, up 14.16 percentage points from FY2020.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +32.21 percentage points (FY2016 to FY2021).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -46.04% in FY2020 (+15.32 pp), -61.36% in FY2019 (-1.30 pp), -60.05% in FY2018 (+18.81 pp) and -78.86% in FY2017 (-14.77 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q4 2011.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive quarters.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.02% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 5.70% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.83% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 11.69% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.94% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.68% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.29% |
| 10 | Cerus | 393.81 Mn | 117.79 Mn | 30.27 Mn | -1.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.79% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -33.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -28.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -24.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -23.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -32.54% |
API Access
Cerus Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CERS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "CERS", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CERS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();