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 has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 12.75% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 1.59% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 6.8% and a median of 7.21% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1283 bps in 2021, then plunged 633 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.81% in 2021, then plunged by 42 bps to 3.93% in 2022, then surged by 112 bps to 8.31% in 2023, then slumped by 76 bps to 1.98% in 2024, then surged by 299 bps to 7.89% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.89%, 9.31%, and 10.28% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.88 Bn | 209.81 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.65 Bn | 136.30 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.02 Bn | 45.83 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 68.60% |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.85 Bn | 38.05 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.20 Bn | 37.12 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 6 | Natera | 38.80 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -16.64% |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.11 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 17.55% |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.66 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 49.80% |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.24 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 10 | Qiagen | 8.65 Bn | 8.65 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 | 3.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.86% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.52% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.27% |