Smith & Nephew SNN
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Smith & Nephew (SNN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2014)

Updated

Smith & Nephew's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.01% for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 1.41 percentage points from 7.60% a year earlier.

Analysis

Smith & Nephew (SNN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2014) Analysis & Trends

Going back to the year ended Dec 31, 2009, Smith & Nephew's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] data covers 17 years.

  • Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +5.53 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
  • The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 represents the highest annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the year ended Dec 31, 2019.
  • Per Business Quant, earlier years put Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 7.60% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+2.09 pp), 5.52% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.36 pp), 5.16% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.56 pp) and 6.71% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+3.23 pp).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Citigroup 205.25 Bn -2,192.43 Bn 23.76 Bn -
2 Bhp 201.96 Bn 156.98 Bn - -
3 Bank Of Nova Scotia 114.44 Bn -316.95 Bn - -
4 Vylor 48.40 Bn 46.20 Bn 313.00 Mn -
5 Nokia 46.28 Bn 46.28 Bn 2.58 Bn -
6 Haleon 41.09 Bn 34.80 Bn - -
7 Gold Fields 32.02 Bn 28.94 Bn - -
8 Smith & Nephew 27.46 Bn 24.86 Bn - -
9 Sprott Physical Gold Trust 13.93 Bn 13.78 Bn - -
10 Magnum Ice Cream 12.19 Bn 10.88 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2014 12.97%
Sep 30, 2014 10.88%
Mar 31, 2014 18.66%
Dec 31, 2013 19.18%
Mar 31, 2013 19.26%
Dec 31, 2012 19.20%
Mar 31, 2012 22.03%
Dec 31, 2009 18.56%
Sep 30, 2009 18.44%
Jun 30, 2009 17.69%
Mar 31, 2009 18.94%
API Access

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