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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Microsoft (MSFT) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.28%.

  • Microsoft's Return on Invested Capital fell 200.0% to 0.28% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.28%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.32% for FY2025, which is 300.0% down from last year.
  • Per Microsoft's latest filing, its Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.28% for Q4 2025, which was down 200.0% from 0.29% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Microsoft's 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.44% for Q4 2021, and its period low was 0.28% during Q4 2025.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Invested Capital was 0.32% (2024), whereas its average is 0.35%.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 600bps in 2021, then tumbled by -1100bps in 2023.
  • Microsoft's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.44% in 2021, then decreased by -22bps to 0.34% in 2022, then fell by -4bps to 0.33% in 2023, then dropped by -7bps to 0.31% in 2024, then dropped by -7bps to 0.28% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.28% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.29% in Q3 2025 and 0.29% in Q2 2025.