Trimble (TRMB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Trimble (TRMB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.21% for Q2 2026, up 236.0% YoY from 2.44% in Q2 2025, and up 6.25% sequentially from 7.73% in Q1 2026.

Trimble (TRMB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Trimble has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 8.21% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 236.0% year-over-year to 8.21%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 8.21% (up 236.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 7.5%, up 153.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 8.21% in Q2 2026, from 7.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for TRMB reached as high as 10.13% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 4.96% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.76% (2025), against an average of 7.13%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 422 bps — and 2026, when it surged 236 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.95% in 2022, then sank by 34 bps to 5.9% in 2023, then slipped by 16 bps to 4.96% in 2024, then jumped by 42 bps to 7.04% in 2025, then gained by 17 bps to 8.21% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.21%, 7.73%, and 7.04% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn -26.06%
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn 5.63%
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 9.45%
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn 8.78%
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 7.88%
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 8.21%
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn 10.78%
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 4.26%
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 20.58%
10 Badger Meter 4.28 Bn 4.07 Bn 84.33 Mn 3.16%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 8.21%
Jan 2, 2026 7.73%
Oct 3, 2025 7.04%
Jul 4, 2025 6.76%
Apr 4, 2025 5.85%
Jan 3, 2025 5.84%
Sep 27, 2024 4.96%
Jun 28, 2024 5.20%
Mar 29, 2024 5.54%
Dec 29, 2023 5.90%
Sep 29, 2023 5.53%
Jun 30, 2023 6.01%
Mar 31, 2023 7.97%
Dec 30, 2022 8.95%
Sep 30, 2022 9.76%
Jul 1, 2022 10.13%
Apr 1, 2022 9.79%
Dec 31, 2021 9.57%
Oct 1, 2021 9.68%
Jul 2, 2021 9.11%