Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Dentsply Sirona's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -7.69% in Q2 2026, up 13.48 percentage points from -21.17% a year earlier and up 4.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Dentsply Sirona came in at -9.93%, up 7.74 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -9.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -17.68% in FY2024 (-16.28 pp), -1.40% in FY2023 (+11.49 pp), -12.89% in FY2022 (-20.46 pp) and 7.57% in FY2021 (+7.61 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 15.79 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 23.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, XRAY's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -12.62% (Q1 2026), -10.05% (Q4 2025) and -17.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.98% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 13.69% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.83% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 10 | Dentsply Sirona | 1.73 Bn | 609.06 Mn | 493.00 Mn | -7.69% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.69% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -17.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -21.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -16.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.09% |
Dentsply Sirona Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=XRAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "XRAY", "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=XRAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();