Nomad Foods (NOMD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
Nomad Foods (NOMD) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.03% for Q3 2026, up 3.27 percentage points from 5.76% a year earlier and up 2.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nomad Foods (NOMD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nomad Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.49%, down 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +0.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nomad Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.67% in FY2024 (+1.24 pp), 5.42% in FY2023 (-0.61 pp), 6.03% in FY2022 (-0.23 pp) and 6.26% in FY2021 (-0.15 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.72 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 3.27 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 1.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 6.24% (Q2 2026), 6.06% (Q1 2026) and 6.28% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 8.60% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.52% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -5.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Nomad Foods | 1.68 Bn | 347.66 Mn | 238.48 Mn | 6.51% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.51% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.01% |
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Nomad Foods Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NOMD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "NOMD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NOMD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();