Comcast (CMCSA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Comcast's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.22% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 208.0% year-over-year to 8.22%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.22% (down 208.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.76%, down 155.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 8.22% for Q1 2026 at Comcast, down from 8.64% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.49% in Q1 2024 to a low of 6.16% in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.84% across 5 years, with a median of 9.21% in 2025.
• Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 431 bps in 2023; the steepest drop was 279 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.16% in 2022, then jumped by 70 bps to 10.47% in 2023, then decreased by 3 bps to 10.2% in 2024, then decreased by 15 bps to 8.64% in 2025, then retreated by 5 bps to 8.22% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.22% (Q1 2026), 8.64% (Q4 2025), and 9.21% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.