Mettler Toledo International (MTD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 45.73% for Q1 2026, down 961.0% year-over-year from 5.31% in Q1 2025, and down 5.85% on a QoQ basis from 48.58% in Q4 2025.

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 45.73% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 961.0% year-over-year to 45.73%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 45.73% (down 961.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 51.58%, down 384.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 45.73% for Q1 2026 at Mettler Toledo International, down from 48.58% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 55.89% in Q4 2024, with the low at 45.73% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 51.63%, with a median of 52.27% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 594 bps in 2022 and sank 961 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 52.67% in 2022, then declined by 1 bps to 52.27% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 55.89% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 48.58% in 2025, then declined by 6 bps to 45.73% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 45.73%, 48.58%, and 51.41% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.82%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 8.12%
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 6.26%
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 67.98%
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn -3.63%
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 10.24%
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 16.90%
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 45.73%
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 11.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 45.59%