Growth Metrics

Veeco Instruments (VECO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Veeco Instruments' Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.73% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 553.0% to 0.73% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.73%, a 553.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.75%, down 564.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.73% in Q4 2025 for Veeco Instruments, down from 3.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for VECO hit a ceiling of 9.27% in Q3 2022 and a floor of 0.41% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.94% across 5 years, with a median of 6.18% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 886bps in 2022 and later crashed -553bps in 2025.
  • Tracing VECO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 7.47% in 2021, then increased by 0bps to 7.49% in 2022, then decreased by -8bps to 6.86% in 2023, then dropped by -9bps to 6.26% in 2024, then crashed by -88bps to 0.73% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for VECO at 0.73% in Q4 2025, 3.62% in Q3 2025, and 4.88% in Q2 2025.