Semtech (SMTC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Semtech's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.59% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), down 0.80 percentage points from 5.39% a year earlier.
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Semtech (SMTC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 25, 2026), Semtech's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.05%, down 1.02 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -5.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.07% in FY2025 (+63.84 pp), -59.77% in FY2024 (-64.58 pp), 4.81% in FY2023 (-9.60 pp) and 14.41% in FY2022 (+6.31 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -87.50% (fiscal Q1 2025) to 17.08% (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +36.79 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 94.11 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 87.50 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,478.79 Bn | 5,252.95 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,307.33 Bn | 1,926.59 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 33.45% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,692.26 Bn | 1,618.31 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,116.28 Bn | 1,021.92 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 970.34 Bn | 927.09 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 8.03% |
| 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 | 25.26% |
| 9 | Lam Research | 388.55 Bn | 365.34 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 47.24% |
| 10 | Semtech | 15.68 Bn | 14.95 Bn | 183.76 Mn | 4.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 4.59% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 3.11% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 6.77% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 5.39% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 6.61% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 4.10% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | -56.26% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | -58.85% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | -87.50% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | -68.14% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | -21.98% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | -17.10% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 4.32% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 14.11% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.08% |
| May 1, 2022 | 15.66% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 14.29% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 12.41% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 10.86% |
API Access
Semtech Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SMTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SMTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();