Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
Pulse Biosciences' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -89.47% in Q2 2026, down 28.17 percentage points from -61.30% a year earlier.
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Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Pulse Biosciences came in at -72.88%, down 7.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +74.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -65.60% in FY2024 (+4.90 pp), -70.50% in FY2023 (+22.34 pp), -92.84% in FY2022 (+51.97 pp) and -144.81% in FY2021 (+2.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.32 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 117.97 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 102.44 percentage points).
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 | Pulse Biosciences | 3.39 Bn | 3.39 Bn | 161,000.00 | -89.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -89.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -82.09% |
| 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% |
API Access
Pulse Biosciences Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PLSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PLSE", "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=PLSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();