Semtech SMTC
NASDAQ SMTC
$124.09 -0.79 (-0.63%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Semtech (SMTC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Semtech (SMTC) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.88% for Q1 2026, down 160.0% year-over-year from 4.79% in Q1 2025, and down 54.07% quarter-over-quarter from 6.26% in Q4 2025.

Semtech (SMTC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Semtech's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.88% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 160.0% year-over-year to 2.88%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 2.88% (down 160.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.86%, down 163.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.88%, down from 6.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 18.81% in Q3 2022, with the low at 80.79% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.47% (2025), against an average of 11.13%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 8231 bps in 2024, then surged 8775 bps in 2025.
  • Semtech's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.04% in 2022, then plunged by 229 bps to 20.66% in 2023, then plunged by 151 bps to 51.96% in 2024, then soared by 112 bps to 6.26% in 2025, then plunged by 54 bps to 2.88% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SMTC's Return on Capital Employed at 2.88% in Q1 2026, 6.26% in Q4 2025, and 5.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 10,848.43 Bn 10,750.17 Bn 23.77 Bn 12.74%
2 Nvidia 5,220.28 Bn 5,169.94 Bn 61.16 Bn 85.75%
3 Broadcom 1,746.09 Bn 1,726.46 Bn 15.42 Bn 21.04%
4 Micron Technology 1,092.82 Bn 1,066.80 Bn 35.06 Bn 60.25%
5 Advanced Micro Devices 773.31 Bn 760.20 Bn 6.20 Bn 9.27%
6 Intel 459.59 Bn 429.86 Bn 6.51 Bn -0.05%
7 Arm Holdings 259.13 Bn 255.24 Bn 1.25 Bn 9.00%
8 Texas Instruments 241.28 Bn 234.28 Bn 3.35 Bn 22.74%
9 Marvell Technology 209.48 Bn 205.64 Bn 1.26 Bn 6.23%
10 Semtech 10.96 Bn 10.76 Bn 138.27 Mn 2.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 25, 2026 2.88%
Oct 26, 2025 6.26%
Jul 27, 2025 5.00%
Apr 27, 2025 6.96%
Jan 26, 2025 4.47%
Oct 27, 2024 -51.96%
Jul 28, 2024 -54.15%
Apr 28, 2024 -80.79%
Jan 28, 2024 -63.43%
Oct 29, 2023 -20.66%
Jul 30, 2023 -16.61%
Apr 30, 2023 1.52%
Jan 29, 2023 5.72%
Oct 30, 2022 16.04%
Jul 31, 2022 18.81%
May 1, 2022 16.20%
Jan 30, 2022 14.54%
Oct 31, 2021 12.26%
Aug 1, 2021 10.85%
May 2, 2021 8.90%