Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Zimmer Biomet Holdings' (ZBH) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.88% in Q1 2026, down 8449.0% year-on-year from 0.07% in Q1 2025, and down 41.06% quarter-over-quarter from 9.98% in Q4 2025.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zimmer Biomet Holdings' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.88% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 8449.0% year-over-year to 5.88% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.88%, a 8449.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.15%, down 251.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 5.88% in Q1 2026 per ZBH's latest filing, from 9.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 103.17% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 4.03% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.91% (2022), against an average of 21.55%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 9625 bps in 2025 and tumbled 8449 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.91% in 2022, then decreased by 0 bps to 6.91% in 2023, then soared by 81 bps to 12.52% in 2024, then declined by 20 bps to 9.98% in 2025, then plunged by 41 bps to 5.88% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ZBH Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 5.88% (Q1 2026), 9.98% (Q4 2025), and 79.76% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 8.02%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 8.38%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.48 Bn 17.07 Bn 1.51 Bn 5.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.88%
Dec 31, 2025 9.98%
Sep 30, 2025 79.76%
Jun 30, 2025 103.17%
Mar 31, 2025 90.37%
Dec 31, 2024 12.52%
Sep 30, 2024 6.93%
Jun 30, 2024 6.92%
Mar 31, 2024 6.51%
Dec 31, 2023 6.91%
Sep 30, 2023 4.67%
Jun 30, 2023 4.59%
Mar 31, 2023 8.21%
Dec 31, 2022 6.91%
Sep 30, 2022 4.49%
Jun 30, 2022 4.49%
Mar 31, 2022 4.03%
Dec 31, 2021 3.01%
Sep 30, 2021 4.19%
Jun 30, 2021 4.45%