Cohu (COHU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Cohu's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -3.25% for Q2 2026, up 5.93 percentage points from -9.19% a year earlier and up 1.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cohu (COHU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cohu's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -6.89%, up 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -7.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -7.24% in FY2024 (-11.23 pp), 3.99% in FY2023 (-7.61 pp), 11.60% in FY2022 (-8.92 pp) and 20.52% in FY2021 (+20.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 21.31 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 11.92 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows COHU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -4.78% (Q1 2026), -6.82% (Q4 2025) and -8.44% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,460.77 Bn | 5,234.93 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,294.55 Bn | 1,913.81 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.44% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,697.12 Bn | 1,623.17 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,068.24 Bn | 973.87 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 962.53 Bn | 919.27 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 665.34 Bn | 621.03 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 513.90 Bn | 383.03 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 378.42 Bn | 355.22 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 377.51 Bn | 342.95 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Cohu | 3.00 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 67.59 Mn | -3.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -3.25% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -4.78% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -6.82% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -8.44% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -9.19% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -9.05% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -7.70% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -5.23% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -2.71% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.53% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 4.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.69% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 9.19% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.94% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 11.06% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 11.07% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 18.00% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 18.77% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 18.10% |
API Access
Cohu Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=COHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "COHU", "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=COHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();