Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Amazon Com (AMZN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 12.12% for Q1 2026, down 14.66% sequentially from 14.2% in Q3 2025, and down 225.0% YoY from 9.7% in Q1 2025.

Amazon Com Inc (AMZN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Amazon Com (AMZN) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.12% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 225.0% year-over-year to 12.12% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.12% (down 225.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.41%, down 172.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 12.12% in Q1 2026 per AMZN's latest filing, from 14.2% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.64% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.9% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.01%, with a median of 8.7% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 618 bps in 2022 and surged 895 bps in 2024.
  • Amazon Com's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.2% in 2022, then soared by 95 bps to 8.17% in 2023, then jumped by 76 bps to 14.35% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 14.2% in 2025, then retreated by 15 bps to 12.12% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AMZN's Return on Capital Employed at 12.12% in Q1 2026, 14.2% in Q3 2025, and 14.64% in Q2 2025.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.12%
Sep 30, 2025 14.20%
Jun 30, 2025 14.64%
Mar 31, 2025 14.37%
Sep 30, 2024 14.35%
Jun 30, 2024 12.70%
Mar 31, 2024 8.70%
Sep 30, 2023 8.17%
Jun 30, 2023 3.75%
Mar 31, 2023 0.90%
Sep 30, 2022 4.20%
Jun 30, 2022 5.20%
Mar 31, 2022 3.83%
Sep 30, 2021 10.37%
Jun 30, 2021 9.09%
Mar 31, 2021 8.95%
Dec 31, 2020 13.06%
Sep 30, 2020 11.82%
Jun 30, 2020 11.56%
Mar 31, 2020 9.83%