Growth Metrics

Qiagen (QGEN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Qiagen's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 7.89% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 591.0% to 7.89% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 7.89%, a 591.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 8.51%, up 650.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 7.89% in Q4 2025 for Qiagen, down from 9.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for QGEN hit a ceiling of 14.19% in Q4 2021 and a floor of 1.59% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.15% across 5 years, with a median of 8.29% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -644bps in 2024 and later soared 869bps in 2025.
  • Tracing QGEN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 14.19% in 2021, then decreased by -21bps to 11.18% in 2022, then fell by -26bps to 8.31% in 2023, then plummeted by -76bps to 1.98% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 299bps to 7.89% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for QGEN at 7.89% in Q4 2025, 9.31% in Q3 2025, and 10.28% in Q2 2025.