Glaukos (GKOS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Glaukos (GKOS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.94% for Q1 2026, down 359.0% year-over-year from 1.91% in Q1 2025, and down 2.99% on a QoQ basis from 4.8% in Q4 2025.
Glaukos (GKOS) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.94% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 359.0% year-over-year to 4.94% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.94% (down 359.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.87%, down 140.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 4.94% in Q1 2026 per GKOS's latest filing, from 4.8% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.37% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 15.84% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.93% (2022), against an average of 8.08%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 1239 bps; it then surged 1592 bps in 2025.
- Tracing GKOS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.82% in 2022, then plunged by 68 bps to 14.78% in 2023, then surged by 76 bps to 3.49% in 2024, then slumped by 37 bps to 4.8% in 2025, then dropped by 3 bps to 4.94% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest GKOS Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 4.94% (Q1 2026), 4.8% (Q4 2025), and 0.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 152.82 Bn | 146.17 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 9.61% |
| 2 | Stryker | 115.07 Bn | 112.19 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 12.24% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 95.25 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 7.36% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 71.38 Bn | 70.17 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 9.62% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.08 Bn | 47.41 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 11.13% |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 7.62% |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.84 Bn | 27.72 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 24.24% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.56 Bn | 26.49 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 9.30% |
| 9 | Steris | 20.71 Bn | 20.30 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 11.57% |
| 10 | Glaukos | 6.00 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 117.23 Mn | -4.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.49% |
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -12.19% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -13.00% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -13.50% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -9.95% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -6.88% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -5.65% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -5.90% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -7.72% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -9.21% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -4.55% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -4.32% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.72% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -1.81% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1.68% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.64% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.97% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -8.62% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -10.64% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -12.89% |