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Semtech SMTC Return on invested capital

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21.1%+3.2pp
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25%-3.4pp
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23.5%+8.3pp
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3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$291.0M+15.9%
Gross profit$151.5M+15.4%
Operating income$25.8M-28.3%
Net income$26.6M+37.3%
EPS (diluted)$0.27+22.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$163.3M+4.4%
Total debt$517.6M-9.0%
Total equity$573.3M+0.8%
Total assets$1.4B+0.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$36.2M+30.0%
CapEx$8.2M+395%
Free cash flow$28.0M+7.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.99B+285%
Enterprise value$14.35B+243%
P/S12.8×+9.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin51.6%+0.4pp
Operating margin7%+3.7pp
Net margin-3%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-5.8%
Debt / equity0.9×-0.1×
Current ratio2.4×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Semtech’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Semtech’s 10-Q, filed May 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Semtech's return on invested capital?
Semtech (SMTC) reported return on invested capital of 9.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Semtech's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Semtech's return on invested capital increased by 10.2% year-over-year, from 8.5% to 9.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Semtech's return on invested capital?
Over 2 years (2022 to 2026), Semtech's return on invested capital has grown at a -29.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 66.4% to 33.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.