Qiagen (QGEN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
Qiagen (QGEN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.89% for Q4 2025, down 15.26% sequentially from 9.31% in Q3 2025, and up 591.0% YoY from 1.14% in Q4 2024.
Qiagen (QGEN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Qiagen (QGEN) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.89% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 591.0% year-over-year to 7.89% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.89% (up 591.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.51%, up 650.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 7.89% in Q4 2025 per QGEN's latest filing, from 9.31% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 19.95% in Q4 2022, with the low at 1.59% in Q2 2024.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 10.36%, with a median of 9.86% recorded in 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 908 bps in 2021 and tumbled 1632 bps in 2024.
- Qiagen's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.29% in 2021, then surged by 40 bps to 19.95% in 2022, then slumped by 58 bps to 8.31% in 2023, then tumbled by 76 bps to 1.98% in 2024, then soared by 299 bps to 7.89% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows QGEN's Return on Capital Employed at 7.89% in Q4 2025, 9.31% in Q3 2025, and 10.28% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Qiagen | 8.12 Bn | 7.47 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.29% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.86% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.08% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.36% |