Veeco Instruments (VECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Veeco Instruments (VECO) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.67% for Q1 2026, down 47.2% sequentially from 3.16% in Q4 2025, and down 377.0% YoY from 0.6% in Q1 2025.
Veeco Instruments (VECO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Veeco Instruments has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 1.67% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 377.0% year-over-year to 1.67% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.67% (down 377.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.22%, down 318.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 1.67% in Q1 2026 per VECO's latest filing, from 3.16% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 9.27% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 1.67% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 6.46% and a median of 6.26% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 564 bps in 2022, then plunged 478 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.49% in 2022, then slipped by 8 bps to 6.86% in 2023, then declined by 9 bps to 6.26% in 2024, then plunged by 50 bps to 3.16% in 2025, then slumped by 47 bps to 1.67% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.67%, 3.16%, and 3.62% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.22% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.15% |