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

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DateValue
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%