Mks MKSI
NASDAQ MKSI
$279.11 -2.77 (-0.98%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Mks (MKSI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Mks (MKSI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.73% for Q1 2026, down 15.41% sequentially from 10.32% in Q4 2025, and up 281.0% YoY from 2.29% in Q1 2025.

Mks (MKSI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mks has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 8.73% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 281.0% year-over-year to 8.73% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.73% (up 281.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.12%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 8.73% in Q1 2026 per MKSI's latest filing, from 10.32% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 83.15% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 31.4% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 9.89% and a median of 7.89% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 5185 bps in 2022, then tumbled 10191 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 83.15% in 2022, then slumped by 123 bps to 18.75% in 2023, then surged by 133 bps to 6.19% in 2024, then surged by 67 bps to 10.32% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 8.73% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.73%, 10.32%, and 12.09% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Garmin 56.90 Bn 54.24 Bn 1.26 Bn 23.26%
2 Keysight Technologies 53.99 Bn 51.57 Bn 1.18 Bn 12.34%
3 Coherent 51.17 Bn 49.18 Bn 787.08 Mn -24.11%
4 Teledyne Technologies 29.38 Bn 29.04 Bn 738.10 Mn 8.91%
5 Mks 18.84 Bn 18.23 Bn 595.00 Mn 10.62%
6 Fortive 18.30 Bn 17.93 Bn 695.30 Mn 7.63%
7 Trimble 14.04 Bn 13.83 Bn 674.90 Mn 8.74%
8 Cognex 10.12 Bn 9.71 Bn 205.77 Mn 12.71%
9 Esco Technologies 7.42 Bn 7.35 Bn 141.52 Mn 10.91%
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.22 Bn 5.82 Bn 301.80 Mn 4.83%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 10.62%
Mar 31, 2026 8.73%
Dec 31, 2025 10.32%
Sep 30, 2025 12.09%
Jun 30, 2025 6.49%
Mar 31, 2025 5.92%
Dec 31, 2024 6.19%
Sep 30, 2024 7.45%
Jun 30, 2024 25.99%
Mar 31, 2024 -31.40%
Dec 31, 2023 -18.75%
Sep 30, 2023 -16.94%
Jun 30, 2023 -13.88%
Mar 31, 2023 7.89%
Dec 31, 2022 83.15%
Sep 30, 2022 28.79%
Jun 30, 2022 16.34%
Mar 31, 2022 29.81%
Dec 31, 2021 31.30%
Sep 30, 2021 17.24%