Appian (APPN) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Appian (APPN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.81% for Q1 2026, up 491.35% quarter-over-quarter from 0.31% in Q4 2025, and up 1705.0% on a YoY basis from 0.1% in Q1 2025.
Appian (APPN) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Appian (APPN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 consecutive years, with 1.81% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1705.0% year-over-year to 1.81% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.81% (up 1705.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.3%, up 2288.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.81% for Q1 2026 at Appian, up from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 2.74% in Q3 2025, with the low at 57.06% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 30.5% and a median of 32.59% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 3340 bps in 2022 and soared 3533 bps in 2025.
- Tracing APPN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 57.06% in 2022, then grew by 22 bps to 44.78% in 2023, then jumped by 41 bps to 26.38% in 2024, then jumped by 101 bps to 0.31% in 2025, then surged by 491 bps to 1.81% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 1.81% in Q1 2026, 0.31% in Q4 2025, and 2.74% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -15.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -26.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -32.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -32.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -29.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -44.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -46.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -50.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -52.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -57.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -54.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -42.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -32.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -29.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -21.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -15.48% |