Cohu (COHU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
Cohu (COHU) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -3.38% in Q2 2026, up 6.30 percentage points from -9.67% a year earlier and up 1.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cohu (COHU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cohu reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -7.17%, up 0.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -7.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -7.72% in FY2024 (-10.38 pp), 2.66% in FY2023 (-6.90 pp), 9.56% in FY2022 (-9.58 pp) and 19.13% in FY2021 (+18.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 20.04 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 10.83 percentage points in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -4.99% (Q1 2026), -7.23% (Q4 2025) and -8.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,460.77 Bn | 5,234.93 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,294.55 Bn | 1,913.81 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 33.45% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,697.12 Bn | 1,623.17 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,068.24 Bn | 973.87 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 962.53 Bn | 919.27 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 8.03% |
| 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 | 47.24% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 377.51 Bn | 342.95 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 25.26% |
| 10 | Cohu | 3.00 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 67.59 Mn | -3.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -3.38% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -4.99% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -7.23% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -8.94% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -9.67% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -9.47% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -8.14% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -5.52% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -2.90% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 2.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.06% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 7.18% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.75% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 9.70% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 9.75% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 16.55% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 17.61% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 16.70% |
API Access
Cohu Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=COHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=COHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();