Guardant Health (GH) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Guardant Health (GH) posted Return on Capital Employed of 26.76% for Q1 2026, up 17.83% sequentially from 32.57% in Q4 2025, and up 1150.0% YoY from 2.14% in Q1 2025.
Guardant Health (GH) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Guardant Health (GH) has 9 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 26.76% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1150.0% year-over-year to 26.76% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.76% (up 1150.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 30.22%, up 123.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 26.76% in Q1 2026 per GH's latest filing, from 32.57% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 22.0% in Q1 2022, with the low at 41.9% in Q2 2025.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 34.34%, with a median of 35.14% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 1891 bps in 2023 and jumped 1150 bps in 2026.
- Guardant Health's Return on Capital Employed stood at 37.22% in 2022, then advanced by 4 bps to 35.61% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 34.48% in 2024, then climbed by 6 bps to 32.57% in 2025, then increased by 18 bps to 26.76% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GH's Return on Capital Employed at 26.76% in Q1 2026, 32.57% in Q4 2025, and 41.44% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Guardant Health | 22.42 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 196.75 Mn | -26.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -32.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -41.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -41.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -38.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -34.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -37.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -35.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -34.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -35.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -36.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -40.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -30.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -22.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -20.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -18.73% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -16.69% |