Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 26.19% for Q1 2026, up 80.0% year-over-year from 14.55% in Q1 2025, and up 8.93% on a QoQ basis from 24.05% in Q4 2025.
Autodesk (ADSK) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 26.19% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 80.0% year-over-year to 26.19% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 26.19% (up 80.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 27.01%, up 108.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 26.19% in Q1 2026 per ADSK's latest filing, from 24.05% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 26.19% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 13.55% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 20.96% (2024), against an average of 20.73%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 518 bps; it then soared 608 bps in 2023.
- Tracing ADSK's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 18.51% in 2022, then advanced by 12 bps to 20.74% in 2023, then rose by 13 bps to 23.36% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 24.05% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 26.19% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADSK Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 26.19% (Q1 2026), 24.05% (Q4 2025), and 22.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Autodesk | 51.33 Bn | 48.73 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 26.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 15.21% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 18.74% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 19.07% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 17.22% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 13.67% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 14.36% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 11.80% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 7.20% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 2.16% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -1.28% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | -13.60% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -18.49% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -20.59% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -25.33% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | -19.75% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -19.11% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -18.30% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -19.01% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | -10.24% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -6.65% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -4.37% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 0.03% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 0.63% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 1.45% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 2.80% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 3.53% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 4.49% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 6.02% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 7.01% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 8.41% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 9.56% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 8.60% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 8.84% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 10.83% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 12.95% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 15.09% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 15.48% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 16.45% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 15.42% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 14.89% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 14.77% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 14.96% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 14.07% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 11.89% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 7.70% |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 3.91% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | -16.63% |
| Jul 31, 2009 | -10.26% |
| Apr 30, 2009 | -3.07% |