Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.47% in Q2 2026, up 211.09 percentage points from -211.56% a year earlier but down 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Harvard Bioscience reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -59.68%, down 51.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -59.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -8.06% in FY2024 (-9.71 pp), 1.65% in FY2023 (+6.96 pp), -5.31% in FY2022 (-6.85 pp) and 1.54% in FY2021 (+1.38 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -211.56% in Q2 2025 to 2.39% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -35.73 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 211.09 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 206.95 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -0.16% (Q1 2026), -85.12% (Q4 2025) and -204.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.00 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 179.99 Bn | 150.42 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.98% |
| 3 | Danaher | 160.24 Bn | 144.05 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.64 Bn | 138.93 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 122.71 Bn | 87.96 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 118.18 Bn | 104.30 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 13.69% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 66.73 Bn | 61.50 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.83% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.77 Bn | 51.92 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.78 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.99% |
| 10 | Harvard Bioscience | 36.73 Mn | 7.70 Mn | 12.63 Mn | -0.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.47% |
| 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% |
API Access
Harvard Bioscience Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "HBIO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();