IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

IonQ (IONQ) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.83% for Q1 2026, up 2764.0% year-over-year from 0.45% in Q1 2025, and down 6.82% quarter-over-quarter from 12.01% in Q4 2025.

IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

IonQ's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.83% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 2764.0% year-over-year to 12.83%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.83% (up 2764.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.79%, up 2818.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 12.83%, down from 12.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.96% in Q1 2022, with the low at 49.77% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.62% (2023), against an average of 24.87%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 2066 bps in 2024, then soared 3776 bps in 2025.
  • IonQ's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.73% in 2022, then tumbled by 105 bps to 30.2% in 2023, then sank by 65 bps to 49.77% in 2024, then soared by 76 bps to 12.01% in 2025, then dropped by 7 bps to 12.83% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IONQ's Return on Capital Employed at 12.83% in Q1 2026, 12.01% in Q4 2025, and 17.92% in Q3 2025.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -12.83%
Dec 31, 2025 -12.01%
Sep 30, 2025 -17.92%
Jun 30, 2025 -36.05%
Mar 31, 2025 -40.46%
Dec 31, 2024 -49.77%
Sep 30, 2024 -44.05%
Jun 30, 2024 -39.70%
Mar 31, 2024 -35.53%
Dec 31, 2023 -30.20%
Sep 30, 2023 -23.40%
Jun 30, 2023 -19.62%
Mar 31, 2023 -16.69%
Dec 31, 2022 -14.73%
Sep 30, 2022 -12.32%
Jun 30, 2022 -9.63%
Mar 31, 2022 -7.96%
Dec 31, 2021 -6.19%
Sep 30, 2021 -6.30%
Jun 30, 2021 -7.26%