Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 27.1% for Q2 2026, up 485.0% year-over-year from 4.63% in Q2 2025, and up 3.46% quarter-over-quarter from 26.19% in Q1 2026.
Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Autodesk (ADSK) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 27.1% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 485.0% year-over-year to 27.1%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 27.1% (up 485.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 27.01%, up 108.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 27.1% in Q2 2026 per ADSK's latest filing, from 26.19% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 27.1% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 13.55% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.08% across 5 years, with a median of 21.29% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 518 bps — and 2023, when it surged 608 bps.
- Autodesk's Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.51% in 2022, then increased by 12 bps to 20.74% in 2023, then climbed by 13 bps to 23.36% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 24.05% in 2025, then climbed by 13 bps to 27.1% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADSK's Return on Capital Employed at 27.1% in Q2 2026, 26.19% in Q1 2026, and 24.05% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 27.10% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 26.19% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 24.05% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 22.57% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 22.25% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 25.39% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 23.36% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 23.23% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 20.96% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 21.62% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 20.74% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 19.41% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 18.62% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 19.64% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 18.51% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.21% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 15.07% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 13.55% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 14.05% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 14.85% |