Deswell Industries (DSWL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)

Deswell Industries (DSWL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.39% for Q1 2025, down 129.0% on a YoY basis from 18.57% in Q1 2024, and down 19.31% quarter-over-quarter from 6.68% in Q1 2024.

Deswell Industries (DSWL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Deswell Industries has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 5.39% in Q1 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 129.0% year-over-year to 5.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2025 stood at 5.39% (down 129.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.38%, up 131.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2025 stood at 5.39%, down from 6.68% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 6.68% in Q1 2024, with the low at 3.7% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.26% across 5 years, with a median of 5.39% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Capital Employed surged 314 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 129 bps.
  • Deswell Industries' Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.7% in 2021, then soared by 34 bps to 4.96% in 2022, then advanced by 12 bps to 5.57% in 2023, then rose by 20 bps to 6.68% in 2024, then dropped by 19 bps to 5.39% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.39% (Q1 2025), 6.68% (Q1 2024), and 5.57% (Q1 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 6.56%
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 9.81%
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 17.36%
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn 14.52%
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 44.58%
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 27.17%
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn 18.70%
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 2.29%
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 7.65%
10 Deswell Industries 1,536.90 -31.56 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 5.39%
Mar 31, 2024 6.68%
Mar 31, 2023 5.57%
Mar 31, 2022 4.96%
Mar 31, 2021 3.70%
Mar 31, 2020 0.56%
Mar 31, 2019 -1.81%
Mar 31, 2018 -3.50%
Mar 31, 2017 -5.11%
Mar 31, 2016 -6.81%
Dec 31, 2015 -5.43%
Sep 30, 2015 -6.26%
Jun 30, 2015 -7.29%
Mar 31, 2015 -6.09%
Dec 31, 2014 -8.56%
Sep 30, 2014 -8.05%
Jun 30, 2014 -7.50%
Mar 31, 2014 -7.85%
Dec 31, 2013 -7.26%
Sep 30, 2013 -6.41%