Adeia (ADEA) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Adeia recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 19.91% in Q1 2026, up 10.84% quarter-over-quarter from 17.96% in Q4 2025, and up 674.0% year-over-year from 2.57% in Q1 2025.
Adeia's Return on Capital Employed history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.91% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 674.0% year-over-year to 19.91%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.91% (up 674.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.7%, up 519.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.91% for Q1 2026 at Adeia, up from 17.96% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.91% in Q1 2026 to a low of 2.49% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 9.02% and a median of 11.57% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1653 bps in 2024 and jumped 1507 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Adeia's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.08% in 2022, then tumbled by 84 bps to 1.66% in 2023, then surged by 662 bps to 12.64% in 2024, then jumped by 42 bps to 17.96% in 2025, then grew by 11 bps to 19.91% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 19.91%, 17.96%, and 12.37% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Adeia | 2.94 Bn | 2.83 Bn | - | 19.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.25% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.92% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.68% |