Mettler Toledo International (MTD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Mettler Toledo International (MTD) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 49.8% for Q2 2026, down 251.0% year-over-year from 32.98% in Q2 2025, and up 8.89% on a QoQ basis from 45.73% in Q1 2026.
Mettler Toledo International (MTD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mettler Toledo International has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 49.8% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 49.8%, down 251.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 49.8% (down 251.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 51.58%, down 384.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 49.8% in Q2 2026, from 45.73% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 55.89% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 45.73% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 51.53% and a median of 51.84% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 594 bps; it then tumbled 961 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 52.67% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 52.27% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 55.89% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 48.58% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 49.8% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 49.8% in Q2 2026, 45.73% in Q1 2026, and 48.58% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.92 Bn | 209.86 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.37 Bn | 136.02 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.17 Bn | 45.97 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 68.60% |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.76 Bn | 37.96 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.41 Bn | 37.33 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 6 | Natera | 38.75 Bn | 37.65 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -16.64% |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.07 Bn | 28.90 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 17.55% |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.62 Bn | 28.56 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 49.80% |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.15 Bn | 25.53 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 10 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.87 Bn | 24.89 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 8.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 49.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 51.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 52.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 55.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 55.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 52.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 53.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 51.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 49.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 52.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 53.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 49.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 47.19% |