Ford Motor (F) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Ford Motor (F) posted Return on Capital Employed of 4.0% for Q1 2026, up 21.46% sequentially from 5.09% in Q4 2025, and down 645.0% YoY from 0.73% in Q1 2025.
Ford Motor (F) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ford Motor (F) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.0% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 645.0% year-over-year to 4.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.0% (down 645.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.32%, down 835.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 4.0% in Q1 2026 per F's latest filing, from 5.09% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.39% in Q1 2023, with the low at 5.09% in Q4 2025.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 2.16%, with a median of 2.68% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 266 bps in 2022 and sank 800 bps in 2025.
- Ford Motor's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.06% in 2022, then retreated by 21 bps to 3.23% in 2023, then dropped by 10 bps to 2.91% in 2024, then tumbled by 275 bps to 5.09% in 2025, then grew by 21 bps to 4.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows F's Return on Capital Employed at 4.0% in Q1 2026, 5.09% in Q4 2025, and 2.01% in Q3 2025.
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| 2 | Ford Motor | 78.30 Bn | 47.85 Bn | 7.94 Bn | -4.00% |
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| 10 | Ford Motor | - | - | 7.94 Bn | -4.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.76% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.83% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.37% |