Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 75.33% in Q3 2025, down 22.88% quarter-over-quarter from 61.3% in Q2 2025, and up 556.0% on a YoY basis from 11.48% in Q3 2024.

Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pulse Biosciences' Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 75.33% for Q3 2025.

  • In Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 556.0% year-over-year to 75.33%; the TTM figure through Sep 2025 stood at 75.33% (up 556.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 68.95%, up 13456.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 75.33% for Q3 2025 at Pulse Biosciences, down from 61.3% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 50.88% in Q1 2025 to a low of 187.59% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 92.18% across 5 years, with a median of 80.89% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 10244 bps in 2022, then jumped 11797 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 111.64% in 2021, then soared by 32 bps to 75.65% in 2022, then retreated by 3 bps to 78.03% in 2023, then climbed by 30 bps to 54.78% in 2024, then plunged by 38 bps to 75.33% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 75.33% (Q3 2025), 61.3% (Q2 2025), and 50.88% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.54%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn -
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 18.63%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%
10 Pulse Biosciences 1.68 Bn 1.68 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 -75.33%
Jun 30, 2025 -61.30%
Mar 31, 2025 -50.88%
Dec 31, 2024 -54.78%
Sep 30, 2024 -80.89%
Jun 30, 2024 -118.78%
Mar 31, 2024 -90.93%
Dec 31, 2023 -78.03%
Sep 30, 2023 -61.29%
Jun 30, 2023 -69.62%
Mar 31, 2023 -75.08%
Dec 31, 2022 -75.65%
Sep 30, 2022 -113.38%
Jun 30, 2022 -187.59%
Mar 31, 2022 -152.73%
Dec 31, 2021 -111.64%
Sep 30, 2021 -95.76%
Jun 30, 2021 -85.15%
Mar 31, 2021 -112.55%
Dec 31, 2020 -137.68%