Growth Metrics

NetApp (NTAP) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

NetApp's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 24.01% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 421.0% to 24.01% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 24.01% through Jan 2026, down 421.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 23.48% for FY2025, 236.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 24.01% for Q1 2026, up from 22.93% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 28.22% in Q1 2025 to a low of 1.18% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.44% (2022), against an average of 13.74%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -725bps in 2023 and then surged 2497bps in 2024.
  • NetApp's Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.57% in 2022, then fell by -13bps to 3.11% in 2023, then surged by 803bps to 28.08% in 2024, then decreased by -18bps to 22.93% in 2025, then rose by 5bps to 24.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NTAP's Return on Capital Employed are 24.01% (Q1 2026), 22.93% (Q4 2025), and 20.41% (Q3 2025).