Qiagen (QGEN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
Qiagen's (QGEN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.89% in Q4 2025, up 591.0% year-on-year from 1.14% in Q4 2024, and down 15.26% quarter-over-quarter from 9.31% in Q3 2025.
Qiagen (QGEN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Qiagen has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 7.89% for Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 7.89%, up 591.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 7.89% (up 591.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.51%, up 650.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.89% for Q4 2025 at Qiagen, down from 9.31% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.75% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.59% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.21% (2023), against an average of 6.76%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 633 bps in 2024 and jumped 869 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Qiagen's Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.81% in 2021, then plunged by 42 bps to 3.93% in 2022, then soared by 112 bps to 8.31% in 2023, then slumped by 76 bps to 1.98% in 2024, then soared by 299 bps to 7.89% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.89% (Q4 2025), 9.31% (Q3 2025), and 10.28% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 30,529.42 Bn | 30,528.96 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 183.75 Bn | 180.50 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 133.13 Bn | 127.43 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.14 Bn | 45.94 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 38.20 Bn | 36.39 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 6 | Natera | 31.50 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 31.34 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.51 Bn | 23.36 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.53 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Qiagen | 8.54 Bn | 7.44 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 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.74% |