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

Veeco Instruments (VECO) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.75% for Q1 2026, down 202.22% sequentially from 0.73% in Q4 2025, and down 135.0% YoY from 2.15% in Q1 2025.

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

Veeco Instruments (VECO) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.75% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 135.0% year-over-year to 0.75% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.75% (down 135.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.75%, down 63.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 0.75% in Q1 2026 per VECO's latest filing, from 0.73% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.4% in Q3 2024, with the low at 1.02% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 2.45%, with a median of 1.33% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 779 bps in 2024 and tumbled 943 bps in 2025.
  • Veeco Instruments' Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.33% in 2022, then surged by 415 bps to 6.86% in 2023, then plunged by 80 bps to 1.35% in 2024, then sank by 46 bps to 0.73% in 2025, then slumped by 202 bps to 0.75% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VECO's Return on Capital Employed at 0.75% in Q1 2026, 0.73% in Q4 2025, and 1.02% in Q3 2025.

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7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn 8.44%
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 6.36%
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 5.39%
10 Veeco Instruments 43.02 Mn -340.31 Mn 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%