Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Seagate Technology Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 66.09% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 24.66 percentage points from 41.43% a year earlier and up 10.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Seagate Technology Holdings came in at 68.77%, up 26.70 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +43.97 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 42.06% in FY2025 (+34.00 pp), 8.07% in FY2024 (+14.90 pp), -6.84% in FY2023 (-40.16 pp) and 33.32% in FY2022 (+8.53 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +27.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 35.58 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 39.92 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, STX's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 55.60% (Q3 2026), 46.61% (Q2 2026) and 43.55% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 66.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 73.74% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 66.09% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 40.01% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 12.73% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 8.09% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 66.09% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 55.60% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 46.61% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 43.55% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 41.43% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 35.16% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 28.06% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 20.87% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 8.54% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 4.29% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -7.52% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -14.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.15% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 12.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.88% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 32.49% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 33.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.15% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 30.93% |
API Access
Seagate Technology Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=STX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();