Growth Metrics

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Thermo Fisher Scientific filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 8.12% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 57.0% to 8.12% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.12%, a 57.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 8.74%, up 8.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 8.12% in Q1 2026 for Thermo Fisher Scientific, down from 8.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.97% in Q2 2022 to a low of 8.12% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 8.58% (2024), compared with a mean of 9.21%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -593bps in 2022 and later soared 41bps in 2025.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.92% in 2022, then decreased by -25bps to 8.18% in 2023, then rose by 5bps to 8.58% in 2024, then decreased by -1bps to 8.47% in 2025, then dropped by -4bps to 8.12% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 8.12% (Q1 2026), 8.47% (Q4 2025), and 8.61% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.