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

At&T has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 6.77% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 132.0% year-over-year to 6.77%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.77% (up 132.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.83%, up 145.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 6.77% in Q1 2026, from 6.57% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for T reached as high as 6.77% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 1.28% in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.48% (2024), against an average of 4.28%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 712 bps — and 2023, when it surged 787 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.28% in 2022, then jumped by 615 bps to 6.59% in 2023, then fell by 17 bps to 5.48% in 2024, then increased by 20 bps to 6.57% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 6.77% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 6.77%, 6.57%, and 6.57% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.