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Microsoft (MSFT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Microsoft (MSFT) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.27%.

  • Microsoft's Return on Capital Employed fell 100.0% to 0.27% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.27%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.3% for FY2025, which is 200.0% down from last year.
  • Microsoft's Return on Capital Employed amounted to 0.27% in Q4 2025, which was down 100.0% from 0.28% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Microsoft's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.32% during Q2 2022, with a 5-year trough of 0.27% in Q4 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Microsoft's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.29%, with its median value being 0.29% (2022).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Microsoft's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 600bps in 2021 and then crashed by -300bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Microsoft's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.3% in 2021, then dropped by -2bps to 0.3% in 2022, then increased by 1bps to 0.3% in 2023, then fell by -6bps to 0.28% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 0.27% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.27% in Q4 2025, 0.28% for Q3 2025, and 0.29% during Q2 2025.