Nomad Foods (NOMD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Nomad Foods' (NOMD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.47% in Q1 2026, down 147.0% year-on-year from 15.9% in Q1 2025, and down 4.32% on a QoQ basis from 7.81% in Q4 2025.

Nomad Foods (NOMD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nomad Foods (NOMD) has 11 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.47% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 147.0% year-over-year to 7.47% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 7.47%, a 147.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.17%, down 67.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.47%, down from 7.81% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for NOMD reached as high as 8.95% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 934 bps in 2022 and soared 118 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.48% in 2022, then decreased by 3 bps to 8.22% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 8.75% in 2024, then dropped by 11 bps to 7.81% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 7.47% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 7.47% in Q1 2026, 7.81% in Q4 2025, and 7.93% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.63%
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn 34,314.10%
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn -10.82%
10 Nomad Foods 1.67 Bn 1.23 Bn 214.95 Mn 7.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%