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% quarter-over-quarter from 4.8% 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 4.94% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.94%, down 359.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.94% (down 359.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.87%, down 140.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 4.94% in Q1 2026 per GKOS's latest filing, from 4.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.37% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 15.84% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 8.08% and a median of 6.93% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1239 bps in 2023, then jumped 1592 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.82% in 2022, then slumped by 68 bps to 14.78% in 2023, then jumped by 76 bps to 3.49% in 2024, then plunged by 37 bps to 4.8% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 4.94% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GKOS's Return on Capital Employed at 4.94% in Q1 2026, 4.8% in Q4 2025, and 0.37% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 7.36%
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 10.45%
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 11.57%
10 Glaukos 7.55 Bn 7.45 Bn 117.23 Mn -4.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%