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

Honda Motor (HMC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 2.72% for Q1 2026, down 6.29% quarter-over-quarter from 2.9% in Q4 2025, and down 266.0% year-on-year from 1.64% in Q1 2025.

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

Honda Motor (HMC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 2.72% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.72%, down 266.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.72% (down 266.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 1.9%, down 730.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.72% for Q1 2026 at Honda Motor, down from 2.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.81% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 0.0% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 5.89%, with a median of 5.2% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 1081 bps in 2024 and plunged 755 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.35% in 2022, then jumped by 88 bps to 10.04% in 2023, then advanced by 4 bps to 10.46% in 2024, then sank by 72 bps to 2.9% in 2025, then decreased by 6 bps to 2.72% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 2.72% in Q1 2026, 2.9% in Q4 2025, and 4.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,375.42 Bn 1,330.73 Bn 4.72 Bn 4.59%
2 Ford Motor 78.30 Bn 47.85 Bn 7.94 Bn -4.00%
3 General Motors 68.82 Bn 46.43 Bn 4.32 Bn 1.33%
4 Xpeng 40.80 Bn 38.26 Bn 388.90 Mn -7.49%
5 Rivian Automotive 21.46 Bn 16.65 Bn 119.00 Mn -34.04%
6 Li Auto 12.40 Bn -965.30 Mn 262.11 Mn -4.13%
7 Nio 12.31 Bn 9.20 Bn 704.43 Mn 28.34%
8 VinFast Auto 7.23 Bn 91,500.01 Bn -17,004.89 Bn -964.18%
9 Lucid 2.18 Bn 1.48 Bn -311.71 Mn -72.50%
10 Honda Motor - - -34.06 Bn -

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 10.46%
Sep 30, 2024 10.54%
Jun 30, 2024 10.87%
Dec 31, 2023 10.09%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 5.34%
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%
Mar 31, 2020 4.32%