Qiagen QGEN
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As of: Aug 27, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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 234.15 Bn 230.09 Bn 8.34 Bn 8.30%
2 Danaher 152.10 Bn 147.75 Bn 3.61 Bn 6.42%
3 Natera 48.48 Bn 47.38 Bn 486.15 Mn -13.91%
4 Agilent Technologies 44.35 Bn 42.55 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
5 Iqvia Holdings 43.68 Bn 41.60 Bn 1.44 Bn 10.49%
6 Idexx Laboratories 43.02 Bn 42.83 Bn 779.09 Mn 68.60%
7 Illumina 34.39 Bn 33.22 Bn 770.00 Mn 17.55%
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.29 Bn 28.24 Bn 650.22 Mn 49.80%
9 Labcorp Holdings 27.51 Bn 27.37 Bn 1.11 Bn 8.97%
10 Qiagen 9.49 Bn 8.72 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 7.89%
Sep 30, 2025 9.31%
Jun 30, 2025 10.28%
Mar 31, 2025 0.85%
Dec 31, 2024 0.69%
Sep 30, 2024 1.86%
Jun 30, 2024 1.59%
Mar 31, 2024 2.90%
Dec 31, 2023 2.91%
Sep 30, 2023 7.21%
Jun 30, 2023 8.04%
Mar 31, 2023 3.93%
Dec 31, 2022 4.49%
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 2.20%
Sep 30, 2020 -4.54%