Nomad Foods (NOMD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
Nomad Foods (NOMD) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.35% for Q2 2026, down 1.82 percentage points from 9.17% a year earlier and down 0.11 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 7.01%, down 1.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -1.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nomad Foods' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.09% in FY2024 (+0.71 pp), 7.38% in FY2023 (-0.25 pp), 7.63% in FY2022 (-0.37 pp) and 7.99% in FY2021 (-0.99 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 1.13 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 1.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 7.46% (Q1 2026), 7.96% (Q4 2025) and 8.47% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 7.21% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 16.53% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.99% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Nomad Foods | 1.52 Bn | 241.04 Mn | 243.17 Mn | 7.35% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.56% |
API Access
Nomad Foods Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();