Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -150.16% in Q1 2026, down 3.47 percentage points from -146.69% a year earlier and down 7.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Milestone Scientific came in at -122.04%, down 22.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -48.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -99.41% in FY2024 (-24.29 pp), -75.12% in FY2023 (-9.52 pp), -65.60% in FY2022 (-21.00 pp) and -44.60% in FY2021 (+28.57 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -207.66% (Q3 2025) and -34.54% (Q2 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -36.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2021 (a gain of 32.00 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 121.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MLSS's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was -142.35% (Q4 2025), -207.66% (Q3 2025) and -146.87% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.44 Bn | 236.08 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 187.98 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 163.91 Bn | 143.58 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 153.75 Bn | 134.17 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.67 Bn | 97.80 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.84 Bn | 104.03 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.27 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 61.69 Bn | 45.00 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Medline | 51.94 Bn | 49.07 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.76% |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 27.18 Mn | 21.49 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -85.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -85.19% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -109.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -150.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -142.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -207.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -146.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -146.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -101.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -85.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -86.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -94.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -85.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -88.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -87.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -79.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -78.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -77.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -64.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -53.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -43.93% |
API Access
Milestone Scientific Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MLSS", "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=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();