Adeia (ADEA) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Adeia's (ADEA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.91% in Q1 2026, up 674.0% year-on-year from 2.57% in Q1 2025, and up 10.84% quarter-over-quarter from 17.96% in Q4 2025.
Adeia (ADEA) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adeia has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 19.91% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 19.91%, up 674.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.91% (up 674.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.57% (2023), against an average of 9.02%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1653 bps in 2024 and soared 1507 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Adeia's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.08% in 2022, then plunged by 84 bps to 1.66% in 2023, then jumped by 662 bps to 12.64% in 2024, then soared by 42 bps to 17.96% in 2025, then climbed by 11 bps to 19.91% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.91% (Q1 2026), 17.96% (Q4 2025), and 12.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 10 | Adeia | 3.45 Bn | 3.33 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% |