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

Illumina (ILMN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.9% for Q1 2026, up 2850.0% on a YoY basis from 0.57% in Q1 2025, and up 1.18% quarter-over-quarter from 16.7% in Q4 2025.

Illumina (ILMN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Illumina has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 16.9% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 2850.0% year-over-year to 16.9%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.9% (up 2850.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.51%, up 2902.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 16.9%, up from 16.7% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 27.69% in Q2 2025, with the low at 89.82% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 23.64% across 5 years, with a median of 12.99% in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 7730 bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of 8497 bps in 2023.
  • Illumina's Return on Capital Employed stood at 43.03% in 2022, then jumped by 71 bps to 12.52% in 2023, then tumbled by 44 bps to 18.04% in 2024, then surged by 193 bps to 16.7% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 16.9% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.9% (Q1 2026), 16.7% (Q4 2025), and 18.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.82%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 8.12%
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 6.26%
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 67.98%
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 10.24%
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -3.63%
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 16.90%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 45.73%
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 11.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 16.90%
Dec 28, 2025 16.70%
Sep 28, 2025 18.71%
Jun 29, 2025 27.69%
Mar 30, 2025 -11.60%
Dec 29, 2024 -18.04%
Sep 29, 2024 -23.09%
Jun 30, 2024 -45.55%
Mar 31, 2024 -12.99%
Dec 31, 2023 -12.52%
Oct 1, 2023 -51.99%
Jul 2, 2023 -82.45%
Apr 2, 2023 -84.83%
Jan 1, 2023 -89.82%
Oct 2, 2022 -43.03%
Jul 3, 2022 -6.03%
Apr 3, 2022 0.14%
Oct 3, 2021 -0.29%
Jul 4, 2021 8.61%
Apr 4, 2021 8.46%