Adeia (ADEA) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Adeia (ADEA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 19.91% for Q1 2026, up 10.84% sequentially from 17.96% in Q4 2025, and up 674.0% YoY from 2.57% in Q1 2025.
Adeia (ADEA) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adeia has reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 years, with the latest figure at 19.91% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 674.0% year-over-year to 19.91% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.91% (up 674.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.7%, up 519.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 19.91% in Q1 2026 per ADEA's latest filing, from 17.96% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 19.91% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 6.53% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 11.82% and a median of 12.37% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed plunged 2896 bps in 2022, then surged 751 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.08% in 2022, then jumped by 33 bps to 13.45% in 2023, then slipped by 6 bps to 12.64% in 2024, then surged by 42 bps to 17.96% in 2025, then increased 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 | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 38.72% |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -46.62% |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Adeia | 3.29 Bn | 3.15 Bn | - | 47.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 47.64% |
| 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 | 9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.45% |
| 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 | 35.49% |