Hp (HPQ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Hp (HPQ) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 25.32% for Q2 2026, down 255.0% YoY from 16.34% in Q2 2025, and up 1.37% sequentially from 24.98% in Q1 2026.

Hp (HPQ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hp has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 25.32% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 255.0% year-over-year to 25.32%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 25.32% (down 255.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.41%, down 1167.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 25.32% in Q2 2026, from 24.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for HPQ reached as high as 62.42% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 24.98% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 30.07% (2024), against an average of 33.61%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 3101 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 905 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 35.95% in 2022, then retreated by 22 bps to 28.03% in 2023, then surged by 32 bps to 37.08% in 2024, then dropped by 26 bps to 27.47% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 25.32% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 25.32%, 24.98%, and 27.47% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Sandisk 300.77 Bn 297.03 Bn 4.66 Bn 40.93%
2 Dell Technologies 276.28 Bn 264.70 Bn 7.78 Bn 31.76%
3 Arista Networks 209.63 Bn 197.28 Bn 1.68 Bn 29.70%
4 Western Digital 204.64 Bn 201.41 Bn 1.68 Bn 33.39%
5 Seagate Technology Holdings 202.26 Bn 201.11 Bn 1.45 Bn 55.82%
6 Everpure 25.55 Bn 24.23 Bn 723.33 Mn 5.87%
7 Hp 20.30 Bn 16.60 Bn 3.02 Bn 25.32%
8 Super Micro Computer 16.60 Bn 15.31 Bn 1.02 Bn 8.58%
9 Logitech International 13.89 Bn 12.15 Bn 483.28 Mn 29.15%
10 D-Wave Quantum 8.64 Bn 8.64 Bn 1.82 Mn -13.97%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 25.32%
Jan 31, 2026 24.98%
Oct 31, 2025 27.47%
Jul 31, 2025 27.97%
Apr 30, 2025 27.87%
Jan 31, 2025 31.10%
Oct 31, 2024 37.08%
Jul 31, 2024 35.89%
Apr 30, 2024 32.65%
Jan 31, 2024 29.03%
Oct 31, 2023 28.03%
Jul 31, 2023 28.15%
Apr 30, 2023 28.53%
Jan 31, 2023 32.58%
Oct 31, 2022 35.95%
Jul 31, 2022 40.05%
Apr 30, 2022 49.88%
Jan 31, 2022 62.42%
Oct 31, 2021 66.96%
Jul 31, 2021 68.34%