Nomad Foods (NOMD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Nomad Foods (NOMD) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.47% for Q1 2026, down 147.0% year-over-year from 15.9% in Q1 2025, and down 4.32% quarter-over-quarter from 7.81% in Q4 2025.
Nomad Foods (NOMD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nomad Foods (NOMD) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 11 consecutive years, with 7.47% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 147.0% year-over-year to 7.47%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.47% (down 147.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.38%, down 39.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 7.47% in Q1 2026 per NOMD's latest filing, from 7.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.95% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 7.47% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.18% across 5 years, with a median of 8.09% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 934 bps — and 2025, when it surged 118 bps.
- Nomad Foods' Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.48% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 8.22% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 8.75% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 7.81% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 7.47% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NOMD's Return on Capital Employed at 7.47% in Q1 2026, 7.81% in Q4 2025, and 7.93% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Nomad Foods | 1.68 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 243.17 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.70% |