Growth Metrics

IonQ (IONQ) Return on Capital Employed: 2021-2025

Historic Return on Capital Employed for IonQ (IONQ) over the last 5 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to -0.18%.

  • IonQ's Return on Capital Employed rose 26.00% to -0.18% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was -0.18%, marking a year-over-year increase of 26.00%. This contributed to the annual value of -0.47% for FY2024, which is 18.00% down from last year.
  • IonQ's Return on Capital Employed amounted to -0.18% in Q3 2025, which was up 50.31% from -0.36% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, IonQ's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of -0.06% in Q4 2021 and a low of -0.50% during Q4 2024.
  • Its 3-year average for Return on Capital Employed is -0.32%, with a median of -0.36% in 2024.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, IonQ's Return on Capital Employed declined by 21bps in 2024 and then grew by 26bps in 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, IonQ's Return on Capital Employed (Quarterly) stood at -0.06% in 2021, then dropped by 9bps to -0.15% in 2022, then fell by 15bps to -0.30% in 2023, then declined by 20bps to -0.50% in 2024, then grew by 26bps to -0.18% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was -0.18% in Q3 2025, compared to -0.36% in Q2 2025 and -0.40% in Q1 2025.