Deere (DE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Deere's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.33% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 1.19 percentage points from 10.52% a year earlier and down 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Deere (DE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 2, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Deere came in at 10.55%, down 4.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +4.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 15.26% in FY2024 (-8.43 pp), 23.68% in FY2023 (+3.23 pp), 20.45% in FY2022 (+6.25 pp) and 14.20% in FY2021 (+8.19 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 13.53 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 8.10 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DE's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 9.53% (Q2 2026), 9.90% (Q1 2026) and 10.26% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 16.80% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 18.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.47% |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 10.72% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 22.04% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.11% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 26.27% |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 13.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 5.47% |
| May 3, 2026 | 5.45% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 5.57% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 5.74% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 5.99% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 6.74% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 7.62% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 8.69% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 9.97% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 11.60% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 12.53% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 12.91% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 13.13% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.54% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 11.25% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10.01% |
| May 1, 2022 | 9.94% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 9.56% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.38% |
API Access
Deere 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=DE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "DE", "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=DE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();