Silicom (SILC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Silicom (SILC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.85% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% on a YoY basis from 9.95% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 9.85% in Q4 2025.
Silicom (SILC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Silicom has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.85% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 9.85%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.85% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.89%, down 1146.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.85%, roughly flat from 9.85% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.22% in Q1 2023, with the low at 33.32% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.68% across 5 years, with a median of 9.85% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 4146 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 2294 bps.
- Silicom's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.53% in 2022, then tumbled by 254 bps to 16.27% in 2023, then surged by 41 bps to 9.56% in 2024, then fell by 3 bps to 9.85% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 9.85% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.85% (Q1 2026), 9.85% (Q4 2025), and 10.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -33.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -29.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.62% |