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Comcast (CMCSA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Comcast has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 8.22% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 208.0% year-over-year to 8.22%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 8.22%, down 208.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 8.76%, 155.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 8.22% at Comcast, down from 8.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.49% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 6.16% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 8.84% and a median of 9.21% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 431bps in 2023 and fell as far as -279bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.16% in 2022, then soared by 70bps to 10.47% in 2023, then dropped by -3bps to 10.2% in 2024, then dropped by -15bps to 8.64% in 2025, then fell by -5bps to 8.22% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CMCSA at 8.22% in Q1 2026, 8.64% in Q4 2025, and 9.21% in Q3 2025.