Cooper Companies (COO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Cooper Companies (COO) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.05% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.54 percentage points from 4.50% a year earlier and up 2.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cooper Companies (COO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Cooper Companies posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.22%, down 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -0.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.57% in FY2024 (+0.79 pp), 3.79% in FY2023 (-0.68 pp), 4.47% in FY2022 (-2.69 pp) and 7.16% in FY2021 (+2.12 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 1.03 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 1.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 2.64% (Q2 2026), 4.38% (Q1 2026) and 4.19% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.44 Bn | 236.08 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.02% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 187.98 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 5.70% |
| 3 | Danaher | 163.91 Bn | 143.58 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.83% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 153.75 Bn | 134.17 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.67 Bn | 97.80 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 11.69% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.84 Bn | 104.03 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.27 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.94% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 61.69 Bn | 45.00 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.68% |
| 9 | Medline | 51.94 Bn | 49.07 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.29% |
| 10 | Cooper Companies | 11.91 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 711.90 Mn | 5.05% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5.05% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2.64% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.38% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.19% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 4.50% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 4.65% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 4.48% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 4.22% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 4.10% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3.69% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.75% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 3.61% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3.73% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 4.16% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 4.14% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.82% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 5.38% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 5.98% |
Cooper Companies 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=COO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "COO", "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=COO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();