Semtech (SMTC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Semtech (SMTC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.80% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 0.20 percentage points from 5.00% a year earlier.
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Semtech (SMTC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 25, 2026), Semtech posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.86%, down 1.63 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -4.97 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.48% in FY2025 (+58.31 pp), -53.82% in FY2024 (-60.21 pp), 6.38% in FY2023 (-8.44 pp) and 14.83% in FY2022 (+7.00 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -80.79% in fiscal Q1 2025 and a high of 18.81% in fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +34.28 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 87.75 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 82.31 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,478.79 Bn | 5,252.95 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,307.33 Bn | 1,926.59 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.44% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,692.26 Bn | 1,618.31 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,116.28 Bn | 1,021.92 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 970.34 Bn | 927.09 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 680.68 Bn | 636.37 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 517.24 Bn | 386.37 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 395.12 Bn | 360.56 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 388.55 Bn | 365.34 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 10 | Semtech | 15.68 Bn | 14.95 Bn | 183.76 Mn | 4.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 4.80% |
| 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% |
API Access
Semtech 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=SMTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SMTC", "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=SMTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();