Growth Metrics

Dexcom (DXCM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Dexcom has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 24.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 658.0% to 24.24% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 24.24% through Mar 2026, up 658.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 21.36% for FY2025, 393.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 24.24% for Q1 2026 at Dexcom, up from 19.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 24.24% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 5.48% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.97% (2024), against an average of 13.55%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -349bps in 2022 and then soared 658bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.83% in 2022, then increased by 4bps to 12.26% in 2023, then soared by 40bps to 17.21% in 2024, then increased by 11bps to 19.09% in 2025, then rose by 27bps to 24.24% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DXCM's Return on Capital Employed are 24.24% (Q1 2026), 19.09% (Q4 2025), and 19.07% (Q3 2025).