Growth Metrics

Nvidia (NVDA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Nvidia's Return on Capital Employed history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.86% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 9.0% year-over-year to 0.86%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.86%, down 9.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 1.03%, 13.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.86% in Q1 2026 per NVDA's latest filing, down from 0.88% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.95% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.12% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.52%, with a median of 0.48% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: fell -14bps in 2023, then surged 55bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.17% in 2022, then soared by 185bps to 0.48% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 61bps to 0.78% in 2024, then grew by 14bps to 0.88% in 2025, then fell by -3bps to 0.86% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NVDA's Return on Capital Employed are 0.86% (Q1 2026), 0.88% (Q4 2025), and 0.88% (Q3 2025).