Cisco Systems (CSCO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.71% in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 360.0% year-over-year to 16.71%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 16.71% (up 360.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.32%, down 347.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed rose to 16.71% in Q2 2026, from 15.72% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 22.53% in Q1 2024 to a low of 12.32% in Q4 2024.
• A 5-year average of 17.88% and a median of 19.69% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1004 bps in 2025 and surged 360 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Tracing CSCO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 20.5% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 21.52% in 2023, then sank by 43 bps to 12.32% in 2024, then grew by 20 bps to 14.8% in 2025, then climbed by 13 bps to 16.71% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CSCO's Return on Capital Employed at 16.71% in Q2 2026, 15.72% in Q1 2026, and 14.8% in Q4 2025.