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

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

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

Applied Digital's Return on Capital Employed history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.71% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 526.0% year-over-year to 2.71% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 2.71% (down 526.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.06%, down 8278.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.71% for Q1 2026 at Applied Digital, down from 1.88% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.55% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 53.38% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 17.93% and a median of 13.67% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1527 bps — and 2025, when it soared 3817 bps.
  • Applied Digital's Return on Capital Employed stood at 43.43% in 2022, then jumped by 70 bps to 12.85% in 2023, then surged by 95 bps to 0.62% in 2024, then plunged by 201 bps to 1.88% in 2025, then plunged by 44 bps to 2.71% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APLD's Return on Capital Employed at 2.71% in Q1 2026, 1.88% in Q4 2025, and 3.73% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 9.40%
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 22.86%
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - -
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 6.05%
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 19.79%
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 16.07%
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 18.42%
10 Applied Digital 8.74 Bn 7.74 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%