Natera (NTRA) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Natera (NTRA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.63% for Q1 2026, up 1344.0% on a YoY basis from 0.25% in Q1 2025, and down 7.47% quarter-over-quarter from 3.37% in Q4 2025.
Natera (NTRA) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Natera has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 3.63% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1344.0% year-over-year to 3.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.63% (up 1344.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.54%, up 1487.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.63%, down from 3.37% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 3.37% in Q4 2025, with the low at 60.7% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 28.31% across 5 years, with a median of 23.51% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 5133 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 2829 bps.
- Natera's Return on Capital Employed stood at 60.7% in 2022, then soared by 35 bps to 39.25% in 2023, then soared by 56 bps to 17.34% in 2024, then jumped by 81 bps to 3.37% in 2025, then retreated by 7 bps to 3.63% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.63% (Q1 2026), 3.37% (Q4 2025), and 26.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 30,529.42 Bn | 30,528.96 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 183.75 Bn | 180.50 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 133.13 Bn | 127.43 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.14 Bn | 45.94 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 38.20 Bn | 36.39 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 6 | Natera | 31.50 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 31.34 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.51 Bn | 23.36 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.53 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 22.51 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 11.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -26.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -21.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -17.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -19.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -26.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -33.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -39.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -47.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -50.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -50.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -60.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -22.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -23.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -18.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -26.61% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -20.78% |