Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.37% for Q2 2026, up 1.65 percentage points from 7.71% a year earlier and up 0.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Melco Resorts & Entertainment posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.09%, up 2.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +20.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.95% in FY2024 (+6.11 pp), 0.84% in FY2023 (+10.26 pp), -9.41% in FY2022 (-2.13 pp) and -7.28% in FY2021 (+4.28 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 8.46 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 3.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.55% (Q1 2026), 8.32% (Q4 2025) and 9.09% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 25.75 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 18.93% |
| 2 | Flutter Entertainment | 14.42 Bn | 7.81 Bn | 1.52 Bn | -4.45% |
| 3 | Life Time Group Holdings | 10.41 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 419.01 Mn | 7.34% |
| 4 | DraftKings | 9.28 Bn | 4.95 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -6.65% |
| 5 | Wynn Resorts | 8.83 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 655.12 Mn | 9.86% |
| 6 | MGM Resorts International | 8.29 Bn | -1.01 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 3.44% |
| 7 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 7.83 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 119.21 Mn | 3.28% |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 623.00 Mn | 12.02% |
| 9 | Churchill Downs | 6.92 Bn | 6.15 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 12.42% |
| 10 | Melco Resorts & Entertainment | 1.78 Bn | -961.36 Mn | 1.10 Bn | 7.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.95% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.74% |
API Access
Melco Resorts & Entertainment 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=MLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MLCO", "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=MLCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();