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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |