Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026)
Fortrea Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 0.73% in Q3 2026, up 49.53 percentage points from -48.80% a year earlier and up 1.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Fortrea Holdings came in at -39.06%, down 33.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -5.39% in FY2024 (-6.29 pp) and 0.91% in FY2023.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 49.53 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 44.18 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FTRE's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -0.62% (Q2 2026), -20.10% (Q1 2026) and -48.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 45.36 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.91% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 18.58 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 223.89 Mn | 88.79% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 16.56 Bn | 15.80 Bn | 357.87 Mn | 2.48% |
| 4 | Icon | 15.67 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 491.83 Mn | 5.30% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.06 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 139.50 Mn | 0.73% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 774.61 Mn | 39.09 Mn | 25.91 Mn | -29.66% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 600.89 Mn | -1.16 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.11 Mn | 41.77 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -8.96% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 48.11 Mn | 11.77 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -131.78% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.27 Mn | -21.81 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -18.22% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.73% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -48.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -46.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -45.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -26.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.97% |
API Access
Fortrea Holdings 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=FTRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "FTRE", "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=FTRE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();