Growth Metrics

Dell Technologies (DELL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Dell Technologies filings provide 11 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 26.19% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 802.0% to 26.19% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 26.19%, a 802.0% increase, with the full-year FY2026 number at 29.91%, up 1178.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 26.19% in Q1 2026 for Dell Technologies, up from 19.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 26.19% in Q1 2026 to a low of 8.03% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 16.2% (2022), compared with a mean of 16.81%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 1137bps in 2022 and later tumbled -351bps in 2023.
  • Dell Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.71% in 2022, then fell by -20bps to 14.2% in 2023, then increased by 21bps to 17.14% in 2024, then increased by 11bps to 19.08% in 2025, then surged by 37bps to 26.19% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 26.19% (Q1 2026), 19.08% (Q4 2025), and 20.56% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.