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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |