Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025)
Hsbc Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 1.52% for Q4 2025, down 0.49 percentage points from 2.01% a year earlier.
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Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hsbc Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 28.48%, up 13.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +28.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.04% in FY2024 (-5.84 pp), 20.88% in FY2023 (+20.20 pp), 0.68% in FY2022 (+0.41 pp) and 0.28% in FY2021 (+0.27 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.28 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2021 (a gain of 42.10 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 52.67 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | 0.82% |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 86.85% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 10.79% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | American Express | 205.34 Bn | -2.83 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.87% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.15% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.69% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.65% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.81% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.79% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.34% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 70.16% |
API Access
Hsbc Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=HSBC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "HSBC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=HSBC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();