At&T (T) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

At&T's (T) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.89% in Q2 2026, up 131.0% year-on-year from 2.98% in Q2 2025, and up 1.83% on a QoQ basis from 6.77% in Q1 2026.

At&T (T) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

At&T (T) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.89% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 131.0% year-over-year to 6.89% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 6.89%, a 131.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 6.83%, up 145.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 6.89%, up from 6.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for T reached as high as 6.89% in Q2 2026 and fell as low as 1.28% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.42% across 5 years, with a median of 5.53% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 712 bps in 2022 and soared 787 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.28% in 2022, then jumped by 615 bps to 6.59% in 2023, then slipped by 17 bps to 5.48% in 2024, then advanced by 20 bps to 6.57% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 6.89% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 6.89% in Q2 2026, 6.77% in Q1 2026, and 6.57% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn -
2 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,427.96 Bn -8,564.04 Bn - -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn 11.67%
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 3.96%
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 8.65%
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 9.58%
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 6.89%
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn 34.32%
10 Telefonica Brasil 45.44 Bn 43.70 Bn 1.32 Bn 22.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.89%
Mar 31, 2026 6.77%
Dec 31, 2025 6.57%
Sep 30, 2025 6.57%
Jun 30, 2025 5.58%
Mar 31, 2025 5.45%
Dec 31, 2024 5.48%
Sep 30, 2024 5.35%
Jun 30, 2024 6.36%
Mar 31, 2024 6.50%
Dec 31, 2023 6.59%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.82%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.76%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.20%
Dec 31, 2022 -1.28%
Sep 30, 2022 5.72%
Jun 30, 2022 4.78%
Mar 31, 2022 5.03%
Dec 31, 2021 5.84%
Sep 30, 2021 2.63%