Microsoft (MSFT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft (MSFT) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.04% for Q2 2026, down 15.86% sequentially from 0.05% in Q1 2026, and down 3.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q2 2025.
Microsoft (MSFT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Microsoft has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.04% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.04% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.04% (down 3.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.2%, down 17.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.04% in Q2 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.09% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 0.04% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.06% and a median of 0.05% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital climbed 5 bps in 2024, then declined 3 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.05% in 2022, then slipped by 18 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then jumped by 110 bps to 0.09% in 2024, then sank by 33 bps to 0.06% in 2025, then fell by 23 bps to 0.04% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.04%, 0.05%, and 0.06% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,679.34 Bn | 3,546.58 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 0.04% |
| 2 | Oracle | 433.50 Bn | 402.15 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 418.20 Bn | 408.90 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 312.41 Bn | 309.30 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Fortinet | 117.38 Bn | 113.31 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 0.02% |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 101.74 Bn | 97.57 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Synopsys | 80.70 Bn | 78.49 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.10% |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 58.00 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Block | 49.79 Bn | 43.33 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 0.00% |
| 10 | NetApp | 40.59 Bn | 37.00 Bn | 1.37 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.03% |