Growth Metrics

Intel (INTC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Intel has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 2.78% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 394.0% year-over-year to 2.78%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 2.78%, up 394.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 1.28%, 609.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 2.78% at Intel, down from 1.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.05% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 7.7% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.22% and a median of 0.06% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -1316bps in 2023 and later skyrocketed 607bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.93% in 2022, then tumbled by -99bps to 0.06% in 2023, then crashed by -12878bps to 7.33% in 2024, then surged by 83bps to 1.26% in 2025, then crashed by -122bps to 2.78% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for INTC at 2.78% in Q1 2026, 1.26% in Q4 2025, and 1.43% in Q3 2025.