Intel (INTC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Intel (INTC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.05% for Q2 2026, up 7.65 percentage points from -7.70% a year earlier and up 2.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Intel (INTC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Intel posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -1.28%, up 6.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -21.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -7.37% in FY2024 (-7.43 pp), 0.06% in FY2023 (-1.57 pp), 1.63% in FY2022 (-12.97 pp) and 14.60% in FY2021 (-5.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 7.65 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 16.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -2.78% (Q1 2026), -1.26% (Q4 2025) and -1.43% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 52.74% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 8.88% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.71% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 0.99% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lam Research | 282.21 Bn | 258.26 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 54.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0.99% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | -0.05% |
| 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 | -2.28% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -2.40% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -2.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.60% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 5.84% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 9.48% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 14.05% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 13.83% |
API Access
Intel Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=INTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "INTC", "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=INTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();