Veeco Instruments (VECO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Veeco Instruments (VECO) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.60% in Q2 2026, down 3.28 percentage points from 4.88% a year earlier and down 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Veeco Instruments (VECO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Veeco Instruments reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.22%, down 3.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight years, though with a five-year change of +0.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.39% in FY2024 (-0.89 pp), 7.28% in FY2023 (-0.70 pp), 7.98% in FY2022 (-0.02 pp) and 8.00% in FY2021 (+4.82 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 5.64 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 4.78 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.67% (Q1 2026), 3.16% (Q4 2025) and 3.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,257.94 Bn | 5,032.10 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,182.39 Bn | 1,807.25 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.44% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,596.71 Bn | 1,522.75 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,020.41 Bn | 926.05 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 879.62 Bn | 836.36 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 640.55 Bn | 596.23 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 470.49 Bn | 339.62 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 342.11 Bn | 318.91 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 328.25 Bn | 293.69 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Veeco Instruments | 2.66 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 74.83 Mn | 1.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.60% |
| 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% |
API Access
Veeco Instruments Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "VECO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=VECO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();