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

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

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

Mettler Toledo International's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 45.73% for 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 was 45.73% for Q1 2026 at Mettler Toledo International, down from 48.58% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 55.89% in Q4 2024 to a low of 45.73% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 51.63% across 5 years, with a median of 52.27% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 594 bps in 2022, then plunged 961 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 52.67% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 52.27% in 2023, then climbed by 7 bps to 55.89% in 2024, then declined by 13 bps to 48.58% in 2025, then decreased by 6 bps to 45.73% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 45.73% (Q1 2026), 48.58% (Q4 2025), and 51.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.82%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 8.12%
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 6.26%
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 67.98%
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 10.24%
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -3.63%
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 16.90%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 45.73%
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 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%