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

Apple has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 61.26% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 470.0% year-over-year to 61.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 61.26% (down 470.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 67.72%, up 16.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 61.26%, down from 68.18% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 74.02% in Q3 2025, with the low at 50.07% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 60.04% across 5 years, with a median of 59.44% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 510 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 1410 bps.
• Apple's Return on Capital Employed 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 fell by 10 bps to 61.26% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 61.26% (Q1 2026), 68.18% (Q4 2025), and 74.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.