Appfolio (APPF) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Appfolio (APPF) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 30.21% in Q1 2026, up 10.2% quarter-over-quarter from 27.41% in Q4 2025, and up 501.0% on a YoY basis from 5.03% in Q1 2025.
Appfolio (APPF) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Appfolio's Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 30.21% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 501.0% year-over-year to 30.21%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 30.21% (up 501.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.75%, down 209.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 30.21% for Q1 2026 at Appfolio, up from 27.41% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 32.2% in Q3 2024 to a low of 28.44% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.54% across 5 years, with a median of 16.74% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 2248 bps in 2023, then jumped 4844 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 22.5% in 2022, then surged by 101 bps to 0.3% in 2023, then soared by 8818 bps to 26.51% in 2024, then climbed by 3 bps to 27.41% in 2025, then climbed by 10 bps to 30.21% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 30.21% (Q1 2026), 27.41% (Q4 2025), and 26.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 10 | Appfolio | 5.66 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 224.71 Mn | 30.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -28.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.06% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.15% |