Appian (APPN) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Appian's (APPN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.81% in Q1 2026, up 1705.0% YoY from 0.1% in Q1 2025, and up 491.35% on a QoQ basis from 0.31% in Q4 2025.
Appian (APPN) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Appian (APPN) has 10 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.81% 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 climbed to 1.81% in Q1 2026, from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.74% in Q3 2025 to a low of 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 3340 bps — and 2025, when it surged 3533 bps.
- Tracing APPN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 57.06% in 2022, then rose by 22 bps to 44.78% in 2023, then soared by 41 bps to 26.38% in 2024, then soared by 101 bps to 0.31% in 2025, then jumped by 491 bps to 1.81% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.81% (Q1 2026), 0.31% (Q4 2025), and 2.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.26% |
| 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% |