Appfolio (APPF) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Appfolio's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 30.21% in Q1 2026, up 501.0% year-on-year from 5.03% in Q1 2025, and up 10.2% quarter-over-quarter from 27.41% in Q4 2025.
Appfolio has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 30.21% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 501.0% year-over-year to 30.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 30.21% (up 501.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.75%, down 209.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 30.21%, up from 27.41% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 32.2% in Q3 2024, with the low at 28.44% in Q1 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 6.54%, with a median of 16.74% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 2248 bps in 2023 and soared 4844 bps in 2024.
- Tracing APPF's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 22.5% in 2022, then soared by 101 bps to 0.3% in 2023, then jumped by 8818 bps to 26.51% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 27.41% in 2025, then grew 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Appfolio | 5.89 Bn | 5.74 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.89% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.25% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.16% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.93% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.24% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.07% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.28% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.39% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 17.70% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 17.97% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.07% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.10% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.17% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.19% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.92% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -12.13% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -15.50% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -20.05% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -20.88% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -19.88% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -19.73% |