International Business Machines (IBM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
International Business Machines (IBM) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.40% in Q2 2026, up 0.91 percentage points from 8.49% a year earlier but down 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Business Machines (IBM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, International Business Machines reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.26%, up 2.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +6.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.13% in FY2024 (-0.64 pp), 8.77% in FY2023 (+1.12 pp), 7.66% in FY2022 (+1.99 pp) and 5.67% in FY2021 (+2.13 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 2.59% in Q3 2021 to 9.96% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 4.92 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 2.19 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.96% (Q1 2026), 9.83% (Q4 2025) and 9.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,890.86 Bn | 3,826.35 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 26.45% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 233.55 Bn | 188.83 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 9.65% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 109.18 Bn | 91.62 Bn | 557.23 Mn | -6.94% |
| 4 | Equinix | 104.31 Bn | 92.20 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 5.91% |
| 5 | CoreWeave | 29.43 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 2.48 Bn | -0.13% |
| 6 | Nebius | 29.32 Bn | 122.11 Mn | 761.10 Mn | -1.58% |
| 7 | Verisign | 28.11 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 730.86% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 16.34 Bn | 8.02 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 10.69% |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.97 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 843.00 Mn | 27.83% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.30 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 617.27 Mn | 3.05% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.98% |
API Access
International Business Machines Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IBM", "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=IBM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();