Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.10% in Q2 2026, down 0.26 percentage points from 6.36% a year earlier but up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Zimmer Biomet Holdings reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.59%, down 1.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +5.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.77% in FY2024 (-0.16 pp), 6.93% in FY2023 (+3.44 pp), 3.50% in FY2022 (-0.70 pp) and 4.20% in FY2021 (+3.82 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 3.70% in Q4 2022 to 6.93% in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.16 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 5.34 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 1.43 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 5.88% (Q1 2026), 5.30% (Q4 2025) and 6.41% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.76% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 20.31 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 5.91% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.73% |
| 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 | 4.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.25% |
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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const data = await res.json();