Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Milestone Scientific's (MLSS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 149.54% in Q1 2026, down 371.0% year-on-year from 55.18% in Q1 2025, and down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter from 141.88% in Q4 2025.

Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Milestone Scientific has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 149.54% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 149.54%, down 371.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 149.54% (down 371.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 121.97%, down 2319.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 149.54% for Q1 2026 at Milestone Scientific, down from 141.88% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 53.13% in Q1 2022 to a low of 205.86% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 87.29% (2023), against an average of 103.9%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 225 bps in 2024 and tumbled 12039 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Milestone Scientific's Return on Capital Employed stood at 78.75% in 2022, then declined by 8 bps to 85.16% in 2023, then slipped by 18 bps to 100.22% in 2024, then sank by 42 bps to 141.88% in 2025, then dropped by 5 bps to 149.54% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 149.54% (Q1 2026), 141.88% (Q4 2025), and 205.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.54%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn -
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 18.63%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%
10 Milestone Scientific 28.92 Mn 27.73 Mn 1.56 Mn -149.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -149.54%
Dec 31, 2025 -141.88%
Sep 30, 2025 -205.86%
Jun 30, 2025 -145.65%
Mar 31, 2025 -145.83%
Dec 31, 2024 -100.22%
Sep 30, 2024 -85.47%
Jun 30, 2024 -85.74%
Mar 31, 2024 -93.58%
Dec 31, 2023 -85.16%
Sep 30, 2023 -87.72%
Jun 30, 2023 -87.29%
Mar 31, 2023 -79.47%
Dec 31, 2022 -78.75%
Sep 30, 2022 -77.11%
Jun 30, 2022 -63.92%
Mar 31, 2022 -53.13%
Dec 31, 2021 -43.80%
Sep 30, 2021 -41.27%
Jun 30, 2021 -34.54%