STMicroelectronics (STM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

STMicroelectronics (STM) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.77% for Q1 2026, up 556.0% YoY from 1.64% in Q1 2025, and up 620.05% sequentially from 1.5% in Q4 2025.

STMicroelectronics (STM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

STMicroelectronics has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 10.77% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 556.0% year-over-year to 10.77%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.77% (up 556.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.46%, down 655.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 10.77% in Q1 2026, from 1.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for STM reached as high as 43.74% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 1.5% in Q4 2025.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.77% (2026), against an average of 19.52%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 3958 bps — and 2026, when it surged 556 bps.
  • A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 43.74% in 2023, then tumbled by 34 bps to 28.9% in 2024, then sank by 95 bps to 1.5% in 2025, then jumped by 620 bps to 10.77% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 10.77%, 1.5%, and 1.92% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 85.75%
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 60.25%
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 6.44%
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn -2.78%
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 -11.35%
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn 9.57%
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 20.73%
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 6.23%
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 25.06%
10 STMicroelectronics 62.85 Bn 59.52 Bn 1.05 Bn 10.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 10.24%
Dec 31, 2025 8.79%
Sep 27, 2025 9.63%
Jun 28, 2025 10.92%
Mar 29, 2025 12.96%
Dec 31, 2024 28.90%
Sep 28, 2024 41.50%
Jun 29, 2024 39.19%
Dec 31, 2023 43.74%
Dec 31, 2020 58.03%
Sep 26, 2020 62.07%
Jun 27, 2020 67.41%
Mar 28, 2020 60.67%
Dec 31, 2019 68.35%
Sep 28, 2019 65.29%
Jun 29, 2019 66.47%
Mar 30, 2019 52.00%
Dec 31, 2018 42.30%
Sep 29, 2018 31.44%
Jun 30, 2018 15.34%