Seagate Technology PLC (STX)
Return on equity (ROE)
| Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | ||
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| Net income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 1,469,000 | 1,494,000 | 1,179,000 | 824,000 | 335,000 | -270,000 | -728,000 | -742,000 | -529,000 | -161,000 | 618,000 | 1,152,000 | 1,649,000 | 1,855,000 | 1,838,000 | 1,617,000 | 1,314,000 | 998,000 | 989,000 | 1,027,000 |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | -453,000 | -829,000 | -1,079,000 | -1,300,000 | -1,491,000 | -1,889,000 | -1,814,000 | -1,702,000 | -1,199,000 | -1,004,000 | -470,000 | -351,000 | 109,000 | 421,000 | 526,000 | 601,000 | 631,000 | 484,000 | 990,000 | 1,821,000 |
| ROE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,512.84% | 440.62% | 349.43% | 269.05% | 208.24% | 206.20% | 99.90% | 56.40% |
June 30, 2025 calculation
ROE = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total stockholders’ equity
= $1,469,000K ÷ $-453,000K
= —
The data indicates that Seagate Technology PLC's return on equity (ROE) experienced a substantial increase from September 30, 2020, through June 30, 2022. Specifically, the ROE rose from 56.40% at the end of September 2020 to an extraordinary 1,512.84% by June 30, 2022. This dramatic escalation reflects a significant enhancement in the company's profitability relative to shareholders’ equity during this period.
Throughout this timeframe, the steady upward trend suggests robust operational performance and increasing efficiency in generating profits from shareholders’ investments. The rapid escalation from below 100% to over 1,000% within approximately 21 months highlights a period of exceptional financial performance, likely driven by a combination of high margins, effective cost management, and possibly strategic advantages or market conditions that favored Seagate’s revenue streams.
However, from September 30, 2022, onwards, the data notes that the ROE values are unavailable or not reported, indicating that either the figures were not disclosed, computed, or retained in the dataset during subsequent periods. This absence precludes further analysis of the company's subsequent profitability relative to equity beyond mid-2022.
In summary, the observed trajectory up to June 2022 reflects an unprecedented surge in the company's return on equity, pointing to a period of highly impressive financial health and investor returns during this span. The disappearance of data thereafter underscores the necessity for additional information to assess whether this remarkable growth was sustained, stabilized, or declined in subsequent periods.
Peer comparison
Jun 30, 2025