Appian (APPN) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)
Appian's (APPN) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, up 1.0% YoY from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 487.23% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Appian (APPN) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Appian (APPN) has 7 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.0% in 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 grew to 0.0% in Q1 2026, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q3 2025 to a low of 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 increased 4 bps — and 2025, when it slipped 1 bps.
- Tracing APPN's Return on Invested Capital over 4 years: stood at 0.0% in 2023, then slumped by 103 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then surged by 100 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then jumped by 487 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Appian | 2.65 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 144.74 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| 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% |