Honda Motor (HMC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Honda Motor's (HMC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.72% in Q1 2026, down 266.0% YoY from 1.64% in Q1 2025, and down 6.29% on a QoQ basis from 2.9% in Q4 2025.

Honda Motor (HMC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Honda Motor (HMC) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.72% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 266.0% year-over-year to 2.72% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.72% (down 266.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 1.9%, down 730.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 2.72% in Q1 2026, from 2.9% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.05% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.0% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 6.42% and a median of 5.2% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1305 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 860 bps.
  • Tracing HMC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 7.66% in 2022, then soared by 61 bps to 12.32% in 2023, then declined by 15 bps to 10.46% in 2024, then slumped by 72 bps to 2.9% in 2025, then declined by 6 bps to 2.72% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.72% (Q1 2026), 2.9% (Q4 2025), and 4.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,062.42 Bn 1,018.89 Bn 4.75 Bn 3.95%
2 Toyota Motor 248.02 Bn 113.80 Bn 12.27 Bn 4.17%
3 Honda Motor 127.13 Bn 92.93 Bn -34.06 Bn 2.72%
4 Ford Motor 81.51 Bn 50.18 Bn 6.08 Bn -3.99%
5 General Motors 78.38 Bn 53.66 Bn 7.33 Bn 0.98%
6 Li Auto 26.25 Bn 12.80 Bn 262.11 Mn -4.13%
7 Xpeng 23.13 Bn 20.59 Bn 388.90 Mn -7.48%
8 Rivian Automotive 21.08 Bn 15.77 Bn 179.00 Mn -31.93%
9 Stellantis 16.04 Bn -25.41 Bn 5.55 Bn -0.99%
10 Nio 11.72 Bn 7.14 Bn 704.43 Mn 4.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.72%
Dec 31, 2025 2.90%
Sep 30, 2025 4.00%
Jun 30, 2025 4.45%
Mar 31, 2025 5.38%
Dec 31, 2024 10.46%
Sep 30, 2024 10.54%
Jun 30, 2024 13.05%
Dec 31, 2023 12.32%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 7.66%
Jun 30, 2022 4.79%
Mar 31, 2022 5.20%
Dec 31, 2021 5.42%
Sep 30, 2021 5.73%
Jun 30, 2021 6.32%
Mar 31, 2021 4.22%
Dec 31, 2020 2.99%
Sep 30, 2020 2.25%
Jun 30, 2020 1.82%