Illumina (ILMN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Illumina (ILMN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 16.9% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.9%, up 2850.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.9% (up 2850.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.51%, up 2902.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 16.9% for Q1 2026 at Illumina, up from 16.7% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 27.69% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 89.82% in Q1 2023.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 23.64%, with a median of 12.99% recorded in 2024.
• The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 7730 bps in 2023, down 8497 bps in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 43.03% in 2022, then jumped by 71 bps to 12.52% in 2023, then slumped by 44 bps to 18.04% in 2024, then surged by 193 bps to 16.7% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 16.9% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 16.9% in Q1 2026, 16.7% in Q4 2025, and 18.71% in Q3 2025.