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Illumina (ILMN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Illumina filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 16.9% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 2850.0% to 16.9% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 16.9%, a 2850.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 16.51%, up 2902.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 16.9% in Q1 2026 for Illumina, up from 16.7% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.69% in Q2 2025 to a low of 89.82% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 12.99% (2024), compared with a mean of 23.64%.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 7730bps in 2023, down -8497bps in 2023.
  • Illumina's Return on Capital Employed stood at 43.03% in 2022, then soared by 71bps to 12.52% in 2023, then tumbled by -44bps to 18.04% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 193bps to 16.7% in 2025, then rose by 1bps to 16.9% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 16.9% (Q1 2026), 16.7% (Q4 2025), and 18.71% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.