Sonos (SONO) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)
Sonos' (SONO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.7% in Q1 2026, up 1758.0% year-on-year from 0.31% in Q1 2025, and up 1429.56% quarter-over-quarter from 0.37% in Q4 2025.
Sonos (SONO) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonos has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 9 years of filings, most recently posting 5.7% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.7%, up 1758.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.7% (up 1758.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.75%, down 165.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.7% for Q1 2026 at Sonos, up from 0.37% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 22.87% in Q1 2022 to a low of 17.17% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.05% (2023), against an average of 0.09%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 2620 bps in 2023 and soared 1758 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Sonos' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.01% in 2022, then tumbled by 166 bps to 3.99% in 2023, then slumped by 252 bps to 14.04% in 2024, then jumped by 103 bps to 0.37% in 2025, then jumped by 1430 bps to 5.7% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.7% (Q1 2026), 0.37% (Q4 2025), and 10.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,366.25 Bn | 4,297.75 Bn | 54.78 Bn | 61.26% |
| 2 | Sonos | 1.75 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 124.65 Mn | 5.70% |
| 3 | Zepp Health | 1.27 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 34.42 Mn | -0.01% |
| 4 | Turtle Beach | 267.51 Mn | 255.19 Mn | 11.29 Mn | -6.30% |
| 5 | Vuzix | 257.23 Mn | 236.08 Mn | 375,000.00 | -18.63% |
| 6 | Sony | 114.28 Mn | -18.94 Bn | 5.96 Bn | 13.88% |
| 7 | UTime | 53.53 Mn | 52.80 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Axil Brands | 40.77 Mn | 35.25 Mn | 5.04 Mn | 12.60% |
| 9 | Koss | 37.77 Mn | 18.91 Mn | 1.00 Mn | -6.38% |
| 10 | Foxx Development Holdings | 20.59 Mn | 17.40 Mn | -1.45 Mn | 816.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 5.70% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 0.37% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -10.59% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -17.17% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -11.88% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -14.04% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -8.39% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -1.22% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -5.72% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -3.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.02% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -7.28% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -3.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.01% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 18.92% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 17.69% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 22.87% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 24.39% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 30.81% |