Intel (INTC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Intel's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.78% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 394.0% year-over-year to 2.78%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.78% (up 394.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.28%, up 609.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 2.78% for Q1 2026 at Intel, down from 1.26% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.05% in Q2 2022 to a low of 7.7% in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.22% across 5 years, with a median of 0.06% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 1316 bps in 2023, then jumped 607 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.93% in 2022, then sank by 99 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then slumped by 12878 bps to 7.33% in 2024, then soared by 83 bps to 1.26% in 2025, then tumbled by 122 bps to 2.78% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.78% (Q1 2026), 1.26% (Q4 2025), and 1.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.