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Semtech (SMTC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Semtech has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 2.88% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 160.0% year-over-year to 2.88%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 2.88%, down 160.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 2.86%, 163.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 2.88% at Semtech, down from 6.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.81% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 80.79% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 11.13% and a median of 4.47% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: plummeted -8231bps in 2024 and later soared 8775bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.04% in 2022, then plummeted by -229bps to 20.66% in 2023, then tumbled by -151bps to 51.96% in 2024, then soared by 112bps to 6.26% in 2025, then tumbled by -54bps to 2.88% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SMTC at 2.88% in Q1 2026, 6.26% in Q4 2025, and 5.0% in Q3 2025.