Applied Digital (APLD) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)

Applied Digital (APLD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.71% for Q1 2026, down 526.0% on a YoY basis from 0.64% in Q1 2025, and down 44.29% quarter-over-quarter from 1.88% in Q4 2025.

Applied Digital (APLD) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Digital has reported Return on Capital Employed for 5 years, with the latest figure at 2.71% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 526.0% year-over-year to 2.71%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 2.71% (down 526.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.06%, down 8278.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.71%, down from 1.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 2.55% in Q1 2025, with the low at 53.38% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 17.93% across 5 years, with a median of 13.67% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1527 bps — and 2025, when it soared 3817 bps.
  • Applied Digital's Return on Capital Employed stood at 43.43% in 2022, then surged by 70 bps to 12.85% in 2023, then soared by 95 bps to 0.62% in 2024, then slumped by 201 bps to 1.88% in 2025, then slumped by 44 bps to 2.71% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.71% (Q1 2026), 1.88% (Q4 2025), and 3.73% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn -
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn 9.96%
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn 15.16%
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn 23.15%
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn 19.79%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn 6.05%
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn 18.42%
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn 19.55%
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn 18.49%
10 Applied Digital 11.17 Bn 10.17 Bn 53.81 Mn -2.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -2.71%
Nov 30, 2025 -1.88%
Aug 31, 2025 -3.73%
May 31, 2025 0.37%
Feb 28, 2025 2.55%
Nov 30, 2024 -0.62%
Aug 31, 2024 -0.04%
May 31, 2024 -22.06%
Feb 29, 2024 -35.62%
Nov 30, 2023 -12.85%
Aug 31, 2023 -29.76%
May 31, 2023 -35.65%
Feb 28, 2023 -53.38%
Nov 30, 2022 -43.43%
Aug 31, 2022 -14.49%
May 31, 2022 -33.59%