Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.95% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), up 56.35 percentage points from -57.30% a year earlier but down 0.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025), Comtech Telecommunications reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -22.85%, down 11.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -24.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -11.23% in FY2024 (-9.34 pp), -1.90% in FY2023 (+2.38 pp), -4.27% in FY2022 (+4.74 pp) and -9.01% in FY2021 (-11.04 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -57.30% in fiscal Q3 2025 to 1.38% in fiscal Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 56.35 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026, against a drop of 57.64 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -0.64% (Q2 2026), -2.19% (Q1 2026) and -23.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
| 10 | Comtech Telecommunications | 39.55 Mn | -105.43 Mn | 36.07 Mn | -0.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -0.95% |
| 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% |
API Access
Comtech Telecommunications Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CMTL", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();