Honda Motor (HMC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)

Honda Motor (HMC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.9% for Q4 2025, down 738.0% on a YoY basis from 0.45% in Q4 2024, and down 27.41% quarter-over-quarter from 4.0% in Q3 2025.

Honda Motor (HMC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Honda Motor has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 2.9% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 738.0% year-over-year to 2.9%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 2.9% (down 738.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.49%, down 131.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 2.9%, down from 4.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.71% in Q2 2024, with the low at 2.9% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.21% across 5 years, with a median of 5.4% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed surged 504 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 738 bps.
  • Honda Motor's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.42% in 2021, then slipped by 3 bps to 5.25% in 2022, then jumped by 96 bps to 10.29% in 2023, then decreased by 0 bps to 10.28% in 2024, then sank by 72 bps to 2.9% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.9% (Q4 2025), 4.0% (Q3 2025), and 4.45% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

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8 VinFast Auto 7.51 Bn 10.51 Bn -15,731.99 Bn -78.19%
9 Digital Currency X Technology 5.68 Bn 5.68 Bn - -
10 Honda Motor 14,932.10 -39.23 Bn 7.03 Bn 2.90%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 2.90%
Sep 30, 2025 4.00%
Jun 30, 2025 4.45%
Mar 31, 2025 5.38%
Dec 31, 2024 10.28%
Sep 30, 2024 9.82%
Jun 30, 2024 10.71%
Dec 31, 2023 10.29%
Sep 30, 2023 6.11%
Jun 30, 2023 5.95%
Dec 31, 2022 5.25%
Sep 30, 2022 5.02%
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%