Standard Biotools (LAB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Standard Biotools (LAB) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -16.56% for Q2 2026, up 5.86 percentage points from -22.42% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Standard Biotools (LAB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Standard Biotools posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -22.89%, up 8.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -1.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -31.73% in FY2024 (-0.76 pp), -30.97% in FY2023 (+9.20 pp), -40.17% in FY2022 (-13.23 pp) and -26.94% in FY2021 (-5.72 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2015.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.26 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 9.88 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 13.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -17.07% (Q1 2026), -24.75% (Q4 2025) and -25.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 241.25 Bn | 220.40 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 167.33 Bn | 138.41 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.98% |
| 3 | Danaher | 148.83 Bn | 132.65 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 142.00 Bn | 121.55 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.70 Bn | 76.57 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 104.72 Bn | 90.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 13.69% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.66 Bn | 57.67 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.83% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.51 Bn | 45.66 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 10 | Standard Biotools | 286.25 Mn | -1.03 Bn | 10.54 Mn | -16.56% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -17.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -24.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -25.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -24.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -21.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -28.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -34.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -31.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -32.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -27.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -30.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -33.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -29.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -30.66% |
API Access
Standard Biotools Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();