Growth Metrics

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

Milestone Scientific recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 149.54% in Q1 2026, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter from 141.88% in Q4 2025, and down 371.0% year-over-year from 55.18% in Q1 2025.

Milestone Scientific's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 149.54% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 371.0% year-over-year to 149.54%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 149.54% (down 371.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 103.9% and a median of 87.29% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 225 bps in 2024 and slumped 12039 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Milestone Scientific's Return on Capital Employed stood at 78.75% in 2022, then fell by 8 bps to 85.16% in 2023, then dropped by 18 bps to 100.22% in 2024, then plunged by 42 bps to 141.88% in 2025, then declined by 5 bps to 149.54% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 149.54%, 141.88%, and 205.86% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.54%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 18.63%
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 6.60%
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 12.04%
10 Milestone Scientific 32.35 Mn 31.16 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%
Mar 31, 2021 -37.80%
Dec 31, 2020 -44.15%
Sep 30, 2020 -43.54%
Jun 30, 2020 -66.54%
Mar 31, 2020 -390.91%
Dec 31, 2019 -271.71%
Sep 30, 2019 256.05%
Jun 30, 2019 -456.36%
Mar 31, 2019 -347.38%
Dec 31, 2018 -373.74%
Sep 30, 2018 -246.10%
Jun 30, 2018 -364.62%
Mar 31, 2018 -167.16%
Dec 31, 2017 -59.10%
Sep 30, 2017 -57.44%
Jun 30, 2017 -53.03%
Mar 31, 2017 -52.67%
Dec 31, 2016 -87.67%
Dec 31, 2015 -31.21%
Jun 30, 2015 -18.86%
Mar 31, 2015 -7.83%
Dec 31, 2014 -5.29%
Sep 30, 2014 3.58%
Jun 30, 2014 10.67%
Mar 31, 2014 21.28%
Dec 31, 2013 23.29%
Sep 30, 2013 13.66%
Jun 30, 2013 2.66%
Mar 31, 2013 -4.29%
Dec 31, 2012 -20.63%
Sep 30, 2012 -20.77%
Jun 30, 2012 -46.01%
Mar 31, 2012 -52.13%
Dec 31, 2011 -50.76%
Sep 30, 2011 -35.60%