Alpha Teknova (TKNO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Alpha Teknova's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -17.49% in Q2 2026, up 2.75 percentage points from -20.24% a year earlier but down 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alpha Teknova (TKNO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Alpha Teknova came in at -16.38%, up 6.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a four-year change of -5.15 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -23.25% in FY2024 (+3.79 pp), -27.03% in FY2023 (+6.40 pp), -33.44% in FY2022 (-22.21 pp) and -11.23% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -49.14% (Q2 2023) and -3.92% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 19.58 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 36.80 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TKNO's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -17.31% (Q1 2026), -17.31% (Q4 2025) and -17.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.98% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 13.69% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.83% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 10 | Alpha Teknova | 477.78 Mn | 399.10 Mn | 4.89 Mn | -17.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -17.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -17.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -17.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -20.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -23.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -28.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -29.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -29.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -28.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -30.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -49.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -34.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -25.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.92% |
API Access
Alpha Teknova 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TKNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "TKNO", "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=TKNO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();