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

Intel (INTC) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.78% for Q1 2026, up 394.0% year-over-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and down 121.64% on a QoQ basis from 1.26% in Q4 2025.

Intel (INTC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Intel (INTC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 2.78% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 2.78% for Q1 2026 at Intel, down from 1.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.05% in Q2 2022, with the low at 7.7% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.22%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1316 bps in 2023 and jumped 607 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.93% in 2022, then slumped by 99 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then tumbled by 12878 bps to 7.33% in 2024, then soared by 83 bps to 1.26% in 2025, then plunged by 122 bps to 2.78% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 2.78%, 1.26%, and 1.43% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 85.75%
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 60.25%
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 6.44%
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn -2.78%
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 -11.35%
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn 9.57%
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 20.73%
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 6.23%
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 25.06%
10 Analog Devices 189.67 Bn 186.23 Bn 2.44 Bn 9.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -2.78%
Dec 27, 2025 -1.26%
Sep 27, 2025 -1.43%
Jun 28, 2025 -7.70%
Mar 29, 2025 -6.73%
Dec 28, 2024 -7.33%
Sep 28, 2024 -5.77%
Jun 29, 2024 -0.27%
Mar 30, 2024 0.30%
Dec 30, 2023 0.06%
Sep 30, 2023 0.79%
Jul 1, 2023 0.68%
Apr 1, 2023 0.89%
Dec 31, 2022 4.93%
Oct 1, 2022 5.84%
Jul 2, 2022 9.48%
Apr 2, 2022 14.05%
Dec 25, 2021 13.83%
Sep 25, 2021 15.45%
Jun 26, 2021 15.80%