Veeco Instruments (VECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Veeco Instruments' (VECO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.75% in Q1 2026, down 135.0% year-on-year from 2.15% in Q1 2025, and down 202.22% quarter-over-quarter from 0.73% in Q4 2025.

Veeco Instruments (VECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Veeco Instruments has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 0.75% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 0.75%, down 135.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.75% (down 135.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.75%, down 63.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.75% for Q1 2026 at Veeco Instruments, down from 0.73% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.4% in Q3 2024 to a low of 1.02% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.33% (2022), against an average of 2.45%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 779 bps in 2024 and sank 943 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Veeco Instruments' Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.33% in 2022, then surged by 415 bps to 6.86% in 2023, then tumbled by 80 bps to 1.35% in 2024, then plunged by 46 bps to 0.73% in 2025, then sank by 202 bps to 0.75% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.75% (Q1 2026), 0.73% (Q4 2025), and 1.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Veeco Instruments 4.68 Bn 4.30 Bn 55.83 Mn -0.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.75%
Dec 31, 2025 0.73%
Sep 30, 2025 -1.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.20%
Mar 31, 2025 0.60%
Dec 31, 2024 1.35%
Sep 30, 2024 8.40%
Jun 30, 2024 8.27%
Mar 31, 2024 8.24%
Dec 31, 2023 6.86%
Sep 30, 2023 0.99%
Jun 30, 2023 0.53%
Mar 31, 2023 0.45%
Dec 31, 2022 1.33%
Sep 30, 2022 1.90%
Jun 30, 2022 1.68%
Mar 31, 2022 1.81%
Dec 31, 2021 0.71%
Sep 30, 2021 6.22%
Jun 30, 2021 5.15%