Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.14% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.29 percentage points from 4.85% a year earlier and up 1.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Mesa Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.02%, down 0.90 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +2.41 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Mesa Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.92% in FY2025 (+59.26 pp), -53.35% in FY2024 (-53.87 pp), 0.52% in FY2023 (-0.26 pp) and 0.78% in FY2022 (-1.84 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +17.12 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with a gain of 96.21 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a drop of 91.61 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 5.01% (Q4 2026), 4.56% (Q3 2026) and 3.91% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.76% |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 769.51 Mn | 660.60 Mn | 39.88 Mn | 7.22% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -91.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -89.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -68.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -49.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.47% |
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Mesa Laboratories Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MLAB", "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=MLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();