Citigroup (C) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Citigroup (C) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.95% in Q2 2026, up 0.02 percentage points from 3.92% a year earlier.
Analysis
Citigroup (C) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Citigroup reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.88%, up 0.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -1.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.79% in FY2024 (+0.75 pp), 3.04% in FY2023 (-0.80 pp), 3.84% in FY2022 (+0.01 pp) and 3.83% in FY2021 (-1.28 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in six of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.42 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 1.03 percentage points in Q1 2025, against a drop of 1.37 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citigroup | 205.25 Bn | -2,192.43 Bn | 23.76 Bn | 1.94% |
| 2 | Bhp | 201.96 Bn | 156.98 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | 114.44 Bn | -316.95 Bn | - | 24.02% |
| 4 | Vylor | 48.40 Bn | 46.20 Bn | 313.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Nokia | 46.28 Bn | 46.28 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Haleon | 41.09 Bn | 34.80 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Gold Fields | 32.02 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Smith & Nephew | 27.46 Bn | 24.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Sprott Physical Gold Trust | 13.93 Bn | 13.78 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.19 Bn | 10.88 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.38% |
API Access
Citigroup Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=C&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "C", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=C&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();