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

Dell Technologies (DELL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 31.76% for Q2 2026, up 21.26% quarter-over-quarter from 26.19% in Q1 2026, and up 1219.0% year-on-year from 2.41% in Q2 2025.

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

Dell Technologies (DELL) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 11 consecutive years, with 31.76% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 31.76%, up 1219.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 31.76% (up 1219.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 29.91%, up 1178.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 31.76% for Q2 2026 at Dell Technologies, up from 26.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 31.76% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 8.03% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 17.64%, with a median of 16.67% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 351 bps in 2023 and jumped 1219 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.71% in 2022, then retreated by 20 bps to 14.2% in 2023, then rose by 21 bps to 17.14% in 2024, then climbed by 11 bps to 19.08% in 2025, then surged by 66 bps to 31.76% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 31.76% in Q2 2026, 26.19% in Q1 2026, and 19.08% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Sandisk 300.77 Bn 297.03 Bn 4.66 Bn 40.93%
2 Dell Technologies 276.28 Bn 264.70 Bn 7.78 Bn 31.76%
3 Arista Networks 209.63 Bn 197.28 Bn 1.68 Bn 29.70%
4 Western Digital 204.64 Bn 201.41 Bn 1.68 Bn 33.39%
5 Seagate Technology Holdings 202.26 Bn 201.11 Bn 1.45 Bn 55.82%
6 Everpure 25.55 Bn 24.23 Bn 723.33 Mn 5.87%
7 Hp 20.30 Bn 16.60 Bn 3.02 Bn 25.32%
8 Super Micro Computer 16.60 Bn 15.31 Bn 1.02 Bn 8.58%
9 Logitech International 13.89 Bn 12.15 Bn 483.28 Mn 29.15%
10 D-Wave Quantum 8.64 Bn 8.64 Bn 1.82 Mn -13.97%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 1, 2026 31.76%
Jan 30, 2026 26.19%
Oct 31, 2025 19.08%
Aug 1, 2025 20.56%
May 2, 2025 19.57%
Jan 31, 2025 18.17%
Nov 1, 2024 17.14%
Aug 2, 2024 18.51%
May 3, 2024 15.69%
Feb 2, 2024 15.76%
Nov 3, 2023 14.20%
Aug 4, 2023 15.55%
May 5, 2023 13.37%
Feb 3, 2023 16.15%
Oct 28, 2022 17.71%
Jul 29, 2022 16.20%
Apr 29, 2022 13.92%
Jan 28, 2022 8.03%
Oct 29, 2021 6.34%
Jul 30, 2021 5.77%