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Microsoft (MSFT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Microsoft has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 27.43% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 27.43% for Q1 2026, down 71.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 27.43% (down 71.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 30.29%, down 221.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 27.43% in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, roughly flat from 27.37% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 32.11% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 27.37% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 29.47% (2024), compared with a mean of 29.3%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed surged 350bps in 2022 before it plummeted -277bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.53% in 2022, then increased by 1bps to 29.82% in 2023, then dropped by -6bps to 28.05% in 2024, then decreased by -2bps to 27.37% in 2025, then grew by 0bps to 27.43% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for MSFT at 27.43% in Q1 2026, 27.37% in Q4 2025, and 27.59% in Q3 2025.