Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.3% for Q2 2026, down 17.0% year-over-year from 10.0% in Q2 2025, and up 2.19% on a QoQ basis from 8.12% in Q1 2026.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Thermo Fisher Scientific has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.3% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 8.3%, down 17.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 8.3% (down 17.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.74%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 8.3% in Q2 2026, from 8.12% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 11.97% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 8.12% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 9.16% and a median of 8.52% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 593 bps; it then jumped 41 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.92% in 2022, then fell by 25 bps to 8.18% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 8.58% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 8.47% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 8.3% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 8.3% in Q2 2026, 8.12% in Q1 2026, and 8.47% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.92 Bn | 209.86 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.37 Bn | 136.02 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.17 Bn | 45.97 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 68.60% |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.76 Bn | 37.96 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.41 Bn | 37.33 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 6 | Natera | 38.75 Bn | 37.65 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -16.64% |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.07 Bn | 28.90 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 17.55% |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.62 Bn | 28.56 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 49.80% |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.15 Bn | 25.53 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 10 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.87 Bn | 24.89 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 8.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 8.30% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 8.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.47% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 8.61% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 8.47% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.58% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 8.46% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.67% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.43% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 8.36% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 8.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.92% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 11.42% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 11.95% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 11.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.14% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 16.79% |