Silicom (SILC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Silicom's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -6.65% for Q3 2026, up 3.72 percentage points from -10.38% a year earlier and up 2.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Silicom (SILC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Silicom's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -9.89%, down 0.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -13.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -9.22% in FY2024 (+6.79 pp), -16.01% in FY2023 (-26.46 pp), 10.44% in FY2022 (+2.15 pp) and 8.29% in FY2021 (+4.53 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.51 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 22.94 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 41.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SILC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -8.87% (Q2 2026), -9.85% (Q1 2026) and -9.85% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,064.64 Bn | 4,810.10 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 70.57% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 387.30 Bn | 323.23 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 233.88 Bn | 183.08 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 29.33% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 213.96 Bn | 169.72 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 5 | Sony | 164.26 Bn | 101.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 16.11% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 123.84 Bn | 108.67 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 115.35% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.23 Bn | 110.07 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 76.09% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 108.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 57.31% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.71 Bn | 41.65 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Silicom | 169.42 Mn | 6.84 Mn | 8.02 Mn | -6.65% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -6.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -8.87% |
| 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% |
Silicom Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SILC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SILC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SILC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();