Symbotic (SYM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026)
Symbotic's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.02% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 10.07 percentage points from -10.09% a year earlier and up 4.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Symbotic (SYM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Symbotic came in at -44.62%, down 5.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of -42.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -39.24% in FY2024 and -2.19% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +38.70 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (a gain of 2778.59 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 7.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SYM's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -4.82% (Q2 2026), -9.38% (Q1 2026) and -30.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Symbotic | 26.07 Bn | 19.67 Bn | 160.91 Mn | -0.02% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | -0.02% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | -4.82% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -9.38% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -30.10% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -10.09% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -19.10% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -25.45% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -22.35% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -36.01% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -51.88% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -205.01% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | -486.02% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | -2,021.76% |
API Access
Symbotic Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SYM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SYM", "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=SYM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();