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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 28.56% |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 19.71% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |