Qiagen (QGEN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Qiagen (QGEN) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.48% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 1.80 percentage points from 10.28% a year earlier but up 0.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Qiagen (QGEN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Qiagen reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.51%.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +0.92 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.00% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-2.07 pp), 10.08% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-3.77 pp) and 13.84% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+6.25 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 1.59% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 to 13.67% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in three of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 8.69 percentage points in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025, against a drop of 5.99 percentage points in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.83% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 7.89% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 9.31% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.98% |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 13.69% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.83% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.99% |
| 10 | Qiagen | 9.76 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 340.39 Mn | 8.48% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.57% |
| 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 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.49% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.86% |
Qiagen Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QGEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "QGEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QGEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();