Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 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] (2011 - 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 | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.98% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 13.69% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.83% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 29.77 Mn | 24.81 Mn | 1.56 Mn | -150.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -41.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -34.54% |
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();