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Nvidia (NVDA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Nvidia's (NVDA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 85.75% in Q2 2026, down 804.0% YoY from 12.18% in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 85.89% in Q1 2026.

Nvidia (NVDA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nvidia (NVDA) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 85.75% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 804.0% year-over-year to 85.75% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 85.75% (down 804.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 102.64%, down 1271.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 85.75% in Q2 2026, from 85.89% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 94.98% in Q1 2025 to a low of 12.32% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 54.26% and a median of 54.6% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1405 bps — and 2025, when it soared 5545 bps.
  • Tracing NVDA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 16.9% in 2022, then jumped by 185 bps to 48.22% in 2023, then soared by 61 bps to 77.63% in 2024, then grew by 14 bps to 88.19% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 85.75% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 85.75% (Q2 2026), 85.89% (Q1 2026), and 88.19% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 10,848.43 Bn 10,750.17 Bn 23.77 Bn 12.74%
2 Nvidia 5,220.28 Bn 5,169.94 Bn 61.16 Bn 85.75%
3 Broadcom 1,746.09 Bn 1,726.46 Bn 15.42 Bn 21.04%
4 Micron Technology 1,092.82 Bn 1,066.80 Bn 35.06 Bn 60.25%
5 Advanced Micro Devices 773.31 Bn 760.20 Bn 6.20 Bn 9.27%
6 Intel 459.59 Bn 429.86 Bn 6.51 Bn -0.05%
7 Arm Holdings 259.13 Bn 255.24 Bn 1.25 Bn 9.00%
8 Texas Instruments 241.28 Bn 234.28 Bn 3.35 Bn 22.74%
9 Marvell Technology 209.48 Bn 205.64 Bn 1.26 Bn 6.23%
10 Analog Devices 182.02 Bn 178.58 Bn 2.44 Bn 9.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 26, 2026 85.75%
Jan 25, 2026 85.89%
Oct 26, 2025 88.19%
Jul 27, 2025 88.27%
Apr 27, 2025 93.79%
Jan 26, 2025 94.98%
Oct 27, 2024 77.63%
Jul 28, 2024 68.63%
Apr 28, 2024 60.99%
Jan 28, 2024 39.53%
Oct 29, 2023 48.22%
Jul 30, 2023 29.44%
Apr 30, 2023 12.64%
Jan 29, 2023 12.32%
Oct 30, 2022 16.90%
Jul 31, 2022 21.78%
May 1, 2022 25.43%
Jan 30, 2022 26.37%
Oct 31, 2021 23.81%
Aug 1, 2021 24.13%