Appian (APPN) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)
Appian (APPN) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, up 487.23% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025, and up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025.
Appian (APPN) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Appian's Return on Invested Capital history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (up 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% for Q1 2026 at Appian, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.0% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q1 2023.
- A 4-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital advanced 4 bps — and 2025, when it fell 1 bps.
- Appian's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2023, then plunged by 103 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then jumped by 100 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then soared by 487 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows APPN's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 0.04% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 0.02% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | - |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.01% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Appian | 2.02 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 147.77 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -0.05% |