Growth Metrics

At&T (T-PA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

At&T (T-PA) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.07% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.07% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.07% through Dec 2025, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.07% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.07% at At&T, roughly flat from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.07% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.01% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.05% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -7bps in 2022, then increased 8bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.06% in 2021, then tumbled by -122bps to 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 615bps to 0.07% in 2023, then fell by -17bps to 0.05% in 2024, then increased by 20bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.07%, 0.07%, and 0.06% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.