Solventum (SOLV) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)
Solventum's (SOLV) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.44% in Q1 2026, up 1267.0% YoY from 1.42% in Q1 2025, and down 1.94% on a QoQ basis from 19.82% in Q4 2025.
Solventum (SOLV) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Solventum (SOLV) has 3 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.44% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1267.0% year-over-year to 19.44% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.44% (up 1267.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.4%, up 1039.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 19.44% in Q1 2026, from 19.82% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.82% in Q4 2025 to a low of 6.38% in Q2 2025.
- A 3-year average of 13.06% and a median of 12.71% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 693 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1267 bps.
- Tracing SOLV's Return on Capital Employed over 3 years: stood at 8.71% in 2024, then jumped by 128 bps to 19.82% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 19.44% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.44% (Q1 2026), 19.82% (Q4 2025), and 18.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.69% |