Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Harvard Bioscience's (HBIO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.16% in Q1 2026, up 11240.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 99.82% on a QoQ basis from 85.12% in Q4 2025.

Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.16% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 11240.0% year-over-year to 0.16% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.16%, a 11240.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 59.68%, down 5162.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.16%, up from 85.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for HBIO reached as high as 1.69% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 211.56% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 37.9% across 5 years, with a median of 3.68% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 20695 bps in 2025 and jumped 11240 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.64% in 2022, then surged by 130 bps to 1.69% in 2023, then slumped by 596 bps to 8.4% in 2024, then sank by 914 bps to 85.12% in 2025, then surged by 100 bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 0.16% in Q1 2026, 85.12% in Q4 2025, and 204.0% in Q3 2025.

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4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
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7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
10 Harvard Bioscience 28.05 Mn 20.96 Mn 12.24 Mn -0.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.16%
Dec 31, 2025 -85.12%
Sep 30, 2025 -204.00%
Jun 30, 2025 -211.56%
Mar 31, 2025 -112.56%
Dec 31, 2024 -8.40%
Sep 30, 2024 -5.53%
Jun 30, 2024 -4.61%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.95%
Dec 31, 2023 1.69%
Sep 30, 2023 0.99%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.38%
Mar 31, 2023 1.25%
Dec 31, 2022 -5.64%
Sep 30, 2022 -3.68%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.35%
Mar 31, 2022 -3.31%
Dec 31, 2021 1.56%
Sep 30, 2021 2.39%
Jun 30, 2021 2.13%