Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.64% in Q1 2026, up 70.87% quarter-over-quarter from 2.19% in Q4 2025, and up 5594.0% on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025.
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Comtech Telecommunications' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.64% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 5594.0% year-over-year to 0.64%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.64% (up 5594.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.85%, down 1162.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 0.64% for Q1 2026 at Comtech Telecommunications, up from 2.19% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.34% in Q2 2024 to a low of 57.3% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.13% across 5 years, with a median of 2.48% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 5764 bps in 2025, then jumped 5594 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.69% in 2022, then soared by 90 bps to 0.46% in 2023, then tumbled by 10988 bps to 51.51% in 2024, then surged by 96 bps to 2.19% in 2025, then surged by 71 bps to 0.64% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.64% (Q1 2026), 2.19% (Q4 2025), and 23.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -0.78% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -10.70% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -1.25% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 10.82% |
| 10 | Comtech Telecommunications | 140.28 Mn | 107.46 Mn | 36.22 Mn | -0.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -0.64% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -2.19% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -23.67% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -57.30% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -56.58% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -51.51% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -11.28% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.34% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.14% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -0.46% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -1.88% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -2.30% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -1.66% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -4.69% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -4.30% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -2.81% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.48% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.38% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -8.62% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -9.71% |