Intel (INTC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Intel's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -0.05% in Q2 2026, up 7.70 percentage points from -7.74% a year earlier and up 2.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Intel (INTC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Intel came in at -0.02%, up 7.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -17.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -7.43% in FY2024 (-7.49 pp), 0.06% in FY2023 (-1.61 pp), 1.67% in FY2022 (-12.52 pp) and 14.20% in FY2021 (-3.43 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -7.74% (Q2 2025) and 14.26% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 7.70 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 15.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, INTC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -2.94% (Q1 2026), -0.02% (Q4 2025) and -0.17% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 34.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 1.05% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lam Research | 282.21 Bn | 258.26 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 49.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.05% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | -0.05% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -2.94% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -0.17% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -7.74% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -7.00% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -7.53% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -5.79% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -0.27% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.31% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.37% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -0.79% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -2.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.64% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 5.92% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 9.19% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 13.50% |
API Access
Intel Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=INTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=INTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();