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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Cisco Systems' Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.16%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.16%, up 3.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.13%, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.16% at Cisco Systems, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.23% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.12% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.2% (2022), against an average of 0.18%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed rose 3bps in 2022 before it fell -10bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.21% in 2022, then grew by 5bps to 0.22% in 2023, then plummeted by -43bps to 0.12% in 2024, then rose by 20bps to 0.15% in 2025, then increased by 6bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CSCO's Return on Capital Employed are 0.16% (Q1 2026), 0.15% (Q4 2025), and 0.14% (Q3 2025).