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 | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.76% |
| 10 | Pulse Biosciences | 4.04 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 204,000.00 | -59.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -59.90% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -94.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -99.69% |
| 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% |
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();