Embecta (EMBC) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Embecta's (EMBC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 33.63% in Q1 2026, up 1379.0% year-on-year from 2.27% in Q1 2025, and down 4.48% quarter-over-quarter from 35.21% in Q4 2025.

Embecta (EMBC) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Embecta has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 33.63% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 33.63%, up 1379.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 33.63% (up 1379.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 26.13%, up 708.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 33.63% for Q1 2026 at Embecta, down from 35.21% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 73.97% in Q1 2022 to a low of 16.32% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 25.18% (2023), against an average of 30.63%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 4577 bps in 2023 and surged 1889 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Embecta's Return on Capital Employed stood at 36.53% in 2022, then tumbled by 45 bps to 20.03% in 2023, then decreased by 19 bps to 16.32% in 2024, then jumped by 116 bps to 35.21% in 2025, then slipped by 4 bps to 33.63% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 33.63% (Q1 2026), 35.21% (Q4 2025), and 28.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.54%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn -
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 18.63%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%
10 Embecta 183.23 Mn -10.17 Mn 127.80 Mn 33.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 33.63%
Dec 31, 2025 35.21%
Sep 30, 2025 28.07%
Jun 30, 2025 24.54%
Mar 31, 2025 19.84%
Dec 31, 2024 16.32%
Sep 30, 2024 18.48%
Jun 30, 2024 19.28%
Mar 31, 2024 18.01%
Dec 31, 2023 20.03%
Sep 30, 2023 25.18%
Jun 30, 2023 22.80%
Mar 31, 2023 28.20%
Dec 31, 2022 36.53%
Sep 30, 2022 40.36%
Jun 30, 2022 60.27%
Mar 31, 2022 73.97%
Dec 31, 2021 80.10%