Broadcom (AVGO) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Broadcom posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.09% for Q1 2026, up 589.0% year-on-year from 2.62% in Q1 2025, and up 6.34% on a QoQ basis from 17.01% in Q4 2025.
Broadcom (AVGO) has 9 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.09% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 589.0% year-over-year to 18.09%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 18.09% (up 589.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.01%, up 388.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 18.09%, up from 17.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 25.0% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 8.41% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.01% (2025), against an average of 16.86%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 954 bps; it then tumbled 1623 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 21.81% in 2022, then increased by 15 bps to 25.0% in 2023, then slumped by 64 bps to 8.97% in 2024, then jumped by 90 bps to 17.01% in 2025, then rose by 6 bps to 18.09% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.09% (Q1 2026), 17.01% (Q4 2025), and 15.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,449.54 Bn | 5,406.06 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 85.75% |
| 2 | Broadcom | 2,169.43 Bn | 2,155.26 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 18.09% |
| 3 | Micron Technology | 1,165.12 Bn | 1,150.53 Bn | 17.76 Bn | 35.36% |
| 4 | Advanced Micro Devices | 831.96 Bn | 819.61 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 6.44% |
| 5 | Intel | 549.93 Bn | 530.74 Bn | 5.35 Bn | -2.78% |
| 6 | Texas Instruments | 266.58 Bn | 261.48 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 20.73% |
| 7 | Qualcomm | 243.81 Bn | 234.01 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 25.06% |
| 8 | Analog Devices | 196.60 Bn | 193.16 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 9.51% |
| 9 | Marvell Technology | 188.85 Bn | 188.78 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 6.23% |
| 10 | NXP Semiconductors | 78.76 Bn | 75.40 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 16.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 18.09% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 17.01% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 15.23% |
| May 4, 2025 | 14.20% |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 12.20% |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 8.97% |
| Aug 4, 2024 | 8.58% |
| May 5, 2024 | 8.41% |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 13.51% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 25.00% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 24.82% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 24.43% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 23.19% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 21.81% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 19.78% |
| May 1, 2022 | 17.10% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 14.37% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 12.27% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 10.79% |
| May 2, 2021 | 9.09% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 7.36% |
| Nov 1, 2020 | 5.63% |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 4.80% |
| May 3, 2020 | 4.55% |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 5.42% |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 5.58% |
| Aug 4, 2019 | 6.51% |
| May 5, 2019 | 7.17% |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 9.00% |
| Nov 4, 2018 | 10.72% |
| Aug 5, 2018 | 8.40% |