Growth Metrics

STMicroelectronics (STM) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)

STMicroelectronics has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 1.12% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 416.0% to 1.12% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.12% through Mar 2026, down 416.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.46% for FY2025, 655.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.12% for Q1 2026 at STMicroelectronics, up from 0.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 29.63% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.82% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 16.61% (2024), against an average of 15.7%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 1822bps in 2022 and then plummeted -1719bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 29.63% in 2022, then decreased by -15bps to 25.18% in 2023, then crashed by -68bps to 7.99% in 2024, then plummeted by -90bps to 0.82% in 2025, then soared by 36bps to 1.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for STM's Return on Capital Employed are 1.12% (Q1 2026), 0.82% (Q4 2025), and 1.98% (Q3 2025).