Apple (AAPL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Apple has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 67.97% in Q2 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 67.97%, down 48.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 67.97% (down 48.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 67.72%, up 16.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed rose to 67.97% in Q2 2026, from 61.26% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 74.02% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 50.07% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 60.48% and a median of 59.62% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed sank 510 bps; it then jumped 1410 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 53.64% in 2022, then climbed by 1 bps to 54.16% in 2023, then gained by 10 bps to 59.8% in 2024, then increased by 14 bps to 68.18% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 67.97% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 67.97% in Q2 2026, 61.26% in Q1 2026, and 68.18% in Q4 2025.