Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 26.45% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.15 percentage points from 20.30% a year earlier and up 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Autodesk (ADSK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Autodesk reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 21.20%, down 2.84 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -6.46 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 24.05% in FY2025 (+0.27 pp), 23.78% in FY2024 (-1.14 pp), 24.93% in FY2023 (+7.04 pp) and 17.88% in FY2022 (-9.78 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.16 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 9.99 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023, against a drop of 14.48 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 25.03% (Q1 2027), 20.29% (Q4 2026) and 20.79% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 94.52 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 44.30% |
| 2 | Autodesk | 54.99 Bn | 43.02 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 26.45% |
| 3 | Atlassian | 39.98 Bn | 33.26 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Twilio | 30.87 Bn | 20.51 Bn | 760.53 Mn | 3.95% |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 26.33 Bn | -4.40 Bn | 985.50 Mn | - |
| 6 | Figma | 10.00 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 314.44 Mn | - |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.80 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 104.56% |
| 8 | Open Text | 6.19 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 8.12% |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.04 Bn | 5.57 Bn | 494.30 Mn | 26.07% |
| 10 | Nice | 5.99 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 26.45% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 25.03% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 20.29% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 20.79% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 20.30% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 20.29% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 22.18% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 21.81% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 22.49% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 22.96% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 22.76% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 25.62% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 26.59% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 25.90% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 24.72% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 19.75% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 18.33% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 15.93% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 14.72% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 19.19% |
API Access
Autodesk Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();