Flex (FLEX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Flex (FLEX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.52% for Q1 2026, up 73.0% year-over-year from 8.39% in Q1 2025, and up 4.07% quarter-over-quarter from 13.95% in Q4 2025.
Flex (FLEX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flex (FLEX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.52% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.52%, up 73.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.52% (up 73.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 16.67%, up 287.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 14.52% in Q1 2026 per FLEX's latest filing, from 13.95% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.52% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 7.92% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 11.34% and a median of 11.24% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 336 bps in 2023, then jumped 587 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.24% in 2022, then retreated by 28 bps to 8.13% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 10.89% in 2024, then gained by 28 bps to 13.95% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 14.52% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLEX's Return on Capital Employed at 14.52% in Q1 2026, 13.95% in Q4 2025, and 13.9% in Q3 2025.
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 | Vicor | 12.32 Bn | 11.92 Bn | 62.37 Mn | 4.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.95% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 13.90% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 14.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.89% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 10.02% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 9.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.38% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 11.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.14% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 13.06% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 12.09% |