Pacific Biosciences Of California (PACB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Pacific Biosciences Of California (PACB) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -19.05% in Q2 2026, up 69.14 percentage points from -88.19% a year earlier but down 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pacific Biosciences Of California (PACB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pacific Biosciences Of California reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -58.34%, down 25.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -15.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -33.01% in FY2024 (-12.88 pp), -20.13% in FY2023 (-1.21 pp), -18.92% in FY2022 (-0.44 pp) and -18.48% in FY2021 (+24.57 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -88.63% in Q3 2025 to -10.71% in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -14.48 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 69.14 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 62.83 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -18.57% (Q1 2026), -76.84% (Q4 2025) and -88.63% (Q3 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 | Pacific Biosciences Of California | 789.46 Mn | -301.54 Mn | 12.64 Mn | -19.05% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -19.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -18.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -76.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -88.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -88.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -82.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -36.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -28.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -28.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -19.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -20.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -13.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.71% |
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Pacific Biosciences Of California Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PACB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PACB", "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=PACB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();