Vodafone Group PLC

VOD Communication Services Telecom Services

Vodafone Group PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $46.9 billion, up 16.6% from fiscal 2025.

15.98 0.30 −1.84%
Market cap
$37.0B
P/E
32.5×
Fwd P/E
13.4×
Dividend yield
3.41%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
−0.70
Beneish M
−2.78
Dividend safety
37/100

Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) Return on invested capital

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Vodafone Group PLC's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 March 2026 was 0.00%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.16% (fiscal 2016) to 8.00% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is below the Telecom Services industry median of 3.77% and in line with the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 1.95% (0.94)
FY2025 2.89% 0.78
FY2024 2.11% (5.89)
FY2023 8.00% 4.83
FY2022 3.17% 0.29
FY2021 2.88% (0.21)
FY2020 3.09% 1.30
FY2019 1.79% (0.94)
FY2018 2.73% 0.52
FY2017 2.21% 1.05

Against its own ten years

Low 1.16% High 8.00%
Ten-year median 2.47%
Current reading's percentile 33

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
AMX America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. Unsponsored ADR compare 15.4%
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. compare 9.58%
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A. compare 8.17%
CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. compare 6.77%
CMCSA Comcast Corporation compare 6.57%
TELFY Telefonica SA compare 1.78%
ECHO EchoStar Corporation compare 1.35%
ORANY Orange compare 0.00%
VOD Vodafone Group PLC 0.00%
Telecom Services industry median 3.77%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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