Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 35.01% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 12.44 percentage points from 22.57% a year earlier and up 7.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Autodesk reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 27.01%, up 1.08 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.91 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 25.93% in FY2025 (+4.74 pp), 21.19% in FY2024 (+1.50 pp), 19.69% in FY2023 (+3.98 pp) and 15.71% in FY2022 (-2.39 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 12.44 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2027, against a drop of 5.18 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 27.10% (Q1 2027), 26.19% (Q4 2026) and 24.05% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 94.52 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 51.31% |
| 2 | Autodesk | 54.99 Bn | 43.02 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 35.01% |
| 3 | Atlassian | 39.98 Bn | 33.26 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.45% |
| 4 | Twilio | 30.87 Bn | 20.51 Bn | 760.53 Mn | 3.94% |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 26.33 Bn | -4.40 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 11.02% |
| 6 | Figma | 10.00 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 314.44 Mn | -36.11% |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.80 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 38.55% |
| 8 | Open Text | 6.19 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 10.22% |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.04 Bn | 5.57 Bn | 494.30 Mn | 20.72% |
| 10 | Nice | 5.99 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 29.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 35.01% |
| 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% |
API Access
Autodesk Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ADSK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();