Smith Micro Software (SMSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Smith Micro Software posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 129.24% for Q1 2026, down 7141.0% year-on-year from 1.84% in Q1 2025, and up 11.21% on a QoQ basis from 145.56% in Q4 2025.
Smith Micro Software (SMSI) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 129.24% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 7141.0% year-over-year to 129.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 129.24% (down 7141.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 95.46%, down 1471.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 129.24%, up from 145.56% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 22.21% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 145.56% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 57.83% (2025), against an average of 72.27%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed surged 1383 bps; it then tumbled 9691 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 36.04% in 2022, then surged by 38 bps to 22.21% in 2023, then plunged by 436 bps to 119.12% in 2024, then fell by 22 bps to 145.56% in 2025, then increased by 11 bps to 129.24% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 129.24% (Q1 2026), 145.56% (Q4 2025), and 133.3% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Smith Micro Software | 22.21 Mn | 20.47 Mn | 3.31 Mn | -129.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -129.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -145.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -133.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -103.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -57.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -119.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -117.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -99.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -67.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -32.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -36.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -30.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -40.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -34.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -24.24% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -6.84% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.80% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.51% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 17.16% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 21.51% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 19.01% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.30% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.55% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -13.79% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -23.92% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -48.57% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -57.09% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -116.03% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -184.29% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -226.52% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -142.33% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -127.60% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -72.35% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -41.40% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -14.55% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -10.05% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -11.43% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -33.63% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -63.82% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -87.21% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -159.75% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -134.34% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -117.89% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -122.82% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -63.95% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -55.09% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -56.33% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -65.98% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -274.61% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -251.02% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -225.90% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -102.83% |