Growth Metrics

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

Nvidia's Return on Invested Capital history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.76% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 12.0% year-over-year to 0.76%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.76%, down 12.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.87%, 13.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.76% in Q1 2026 per NVDA's latest filing, down from 0.8% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.87% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.14% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.49%, with a median of 0.46% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: fell -14bps in 2023, then surged 51bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.18% in 2022, then surged by 152bps to 0.46% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 53bps to 0.71% in 2024, then increased by 13bps to 0.8% in 2025, then dropped by -5bps to 0.76% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NVDA's Return on Invested Capital are 0.76% (Q1 2026), 0.8% (Q4 2025), and 0.82% (Q3 2025).