Microsoft Corp (MSFT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 27.43% in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 71.0% year-over-year to 27.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.43% (down 71.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 30.29%, down 221.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed steadied at 27.43% in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from 27.37% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 32.11% in Q2 2022, with the low at 27.37% in Q4 2025.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 29.3%, with a median of 29.47% recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 350 bps in 2022 and plunged 277 bps in 2024.
• Microsoft's Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.53% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 29.82% in 2023, then dropped by 6 bps to 28.05% in 2024, then decreased by 2 bps to 27.37% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 27.43% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows MSFT's Return on Capital Employed at 27.43% in Q1 2026, 27.37% in Q4 2025, and 27.59% in Q3 2025.