Glaukos (GKOS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026)
Glaukos (GKOS) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -24.27% for Q3 2026, down 12.85 percentage points from -11.42% a year earlier but up 3.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Glaukos (GKOS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Glaukos posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -26.38%, down 2.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -8.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -23.83% in FY2024 (+3.33 pp), -27.16% in FY2023 (-9.40 pp), -17.76% in FY2022 (-9.85 pp) and -7.91% in FY2021 (+10.05 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of -30.88% in Q1 2024 and a high of -4.68% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 16.29 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 22.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -27.80% (Q2 2026), -28.54% (Q1 2026) and -26.33% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 13.20% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 9.09% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 8.15% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 17.28% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 17.46% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -4.01% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 13.69% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.36% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.56% |
| 10 | Glaukos | 13.97 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 179.87 Mn | 19.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.47% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -16.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -20.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -22.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -28.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -30.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -28.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -26.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -25.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -18.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.35% |
API Access
Glaukos Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GKOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "GKOS", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GKOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();