Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Autodesk's (ADSK) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 27.1% in Q2 2026, up 485.0% year-on-year from 4.63% in Q2 2025, and up 3.46% on a QoQ basis from 26.19% in Q1 2026.

Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Autodesk (ADSK) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 27.1% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 485.0% year-over-year to 27.1% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 27.1%, a 485.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 27.01%, up 108.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 27.1%, up from 26.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ADSK reached as high as 27.1% in Q2 2026 and fell as low as 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 518 bps in 2022 and soared 608 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.51% in 2022, then gained by 12 bps to 20.74% in 2023, then increased by 13 bps to 23.36% in 2024, then rose by 3 bps to 24.05% in 2025, then increased by 13 bps to 27.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 27.1% in Q2 2026, 26.19% in Q1 2026, and 24.05% in Q4 2025.

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4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 12.81%
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 10.65%
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 10.59%
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -7.29%
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn -25.94%
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 17.43%
10 Autodesk 43.31 Bn 40.39 Bn 1.76 Bn 27.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%