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Trimble (TRMB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Trimble has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 7.73% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 189.0% to 7.73% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 7.73% through Jan 2026, up 189.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.5% for FY2026, 153.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 7.73% for Q1 2026 at Trimble, up from 7.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.13% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 4.96% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.38% (2023), against an average of 7.06%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -422bps in 2023 and then surged 208bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.95% in 2022, then tumbled by -34bps to 5.9% in 2023, then fell by -16bps to 4.96% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 7.04% in 2025, then grew by 10bps to 7.73% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TRMB's Return on Capital Employed are 7.73% (Q1 2026), 7.04% (Q4 2025), and 6.76% (Q3 2025).