Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Seagate Technology Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 64.93% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 28.20 percentage points from 36.73% a year earlier and up 9.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Seagate Technology Holdings came in at 69.74%, up 33.62 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +44.37 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 36.12% in FY2025 (+26.18 pp), 9.94% in FY2024 (+15.98 pp), -6.04% in FY2023 (-43.25 pp) and 37.21% in FY2022 (+11.84 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +28.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 33.31 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 42.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, STX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 55.82% (Q3 2026), 52.68% (Q2 2026) and 52.99% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,863.18 Bn | 4,610.67 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 67.97% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 445.19 Bn | 381.12 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 353.32 Bn | 309.07 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.04 Bn | 214.50 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.65% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 248.81 Bn | 237.33 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 87.19% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 201.18 Bn | 196.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.93% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 159.43 Bn | 147.56 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 43.60% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.77 Bn | 95.16 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.72 Bn | 88.53 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 11.20% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 90.82 Bn | 68.69 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 64.93% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 55.82% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 52.68% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 52.99% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 36.73% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 30.58% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 26.98% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 20.96% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 10.47% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 4.04% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -6.33% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -11.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.19% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 13.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.17% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 35.61% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 32.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.31% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 31.75% |
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Seagate Technology Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "STX", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();