Glaukos (GKOS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Glaukos' (GKOS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 24.72% in Q1 2026, down 1320.0% year-on-year from 2.03% in Q1 2025, and down 4.69% on a QoQ basis from 23.62% in Q4 2025.

Glaukos (GKOS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Glaukos (GKOS) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 24.72% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1320.0% year-over-year to 24.72% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.72%, a 1320.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.97%, down 1010.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 24.72%, down from 23.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for GKOS reached as high as 1.13% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 24.72% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.77% across 5 years, with a median of 13.52% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1106 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1320 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.82% in 2022, then tumbled by 68 bps to 14.78% in 2023, then climbed by 5 bps to 13.98% in 2024, then slumped by 69 bps to 23.62% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 24.72% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 24.72% in Q1 2026, 23.62% in Q4 2025, and 9.76% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 8.02%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 8.38%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Glaukos 8.83 Bn 8.73 Bn 117.23 Mn -24.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -24.72%
Dec 31, 2025 -23.62%
Sep 30, 2025 -9.76%
Jun 30, 2025 -10.77%
Mar 31, 2025 -11.53%
Dec 31, 2024 -13.98%
Sep 30, 2024 -15.54%
Jun 30, 2024 -15.84%
Mar 31, 2024 -15.59%
Dec 31, 2023 -14.78%
Sep 30, 2023 -13.98%
Jun 30, 2023 -13.03%
Mar 31, 2023 -13.52%
Dec 31, 2022 -8.82%
Sep 30, 2022 -6.93%
Jun 30, 2022 -3.48%
Mar 31, 2022 -1.13%
Dec 31, 2021 -3.31%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.66%
Jun 30, 2021 -7.28%