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At&T (T) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

At&T has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 6.77% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 132.0% to 6.77% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.77% through Mar 2026, up 132.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 6.83% for FY2025, 145.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 6.77% for Q1 2026 at At&T, up from 6.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 6.77% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.28% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.48% (2024), against an average of 4.28%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -712bps in 2022 and then surged 787bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.28% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 615bps to 6.59% in 2023, then fell by -17bps to 5.48% in 2024, then increased by 20bps to 6.57% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 6.77% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for T's Return on Capital Employed are 6.77% (Q1 2026), 6.57% (Q4 2025), and 6.57% (Q3 2025).