STMicroelectronics (STM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
STMicroelectronics (STM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 3.69% for Q2 2026, up 0.69 percentage points from 3.01% a year earlier and up 3.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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STMicroelectronics (STM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, STMicroelectronics posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.07%, down 2.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -11.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.13% in FY2024 (-7.57 pp), 9.70% in FY2023 (-18.88 pp), 28.58% in FY2022 (+10.57 pp) and 18.01% in FY2021 (+6.65 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.92 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 26.91 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 25.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.53% (Q1 2026), 0.35% (Q4 2025) and 2.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 34.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 1.05% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | STMicroelectronics | 41.54 Bn | 27.26 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 4.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4.48% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.69% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.35% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.03% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.97% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.01% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 13.32% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 18.56% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 8.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.25% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 34.48% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 29.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.18% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 50.32% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 33.57% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 23.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.12% |
API Access
STMicroelectronics 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=STM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "STM", "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=STM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();