Growth Metrics

Appian (APPN) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2025)

Appian's Return on Invested Capital history spans 9 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 29.0% year-over-year to 0.0%, compared with a TTM value of 0.0% through Dec 2025, up 29.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.0%, up 26.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.0% at Appian, down from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.07% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.69% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.34%, with a median of 0.39% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital plummeted -43bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 48bps in 2025.
  • Tracing APPN's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.35% in 2021, then tumbled by -93bps to 0.67% in 2022, then surged by 38bps to 0.42% in 2023, then increased by 30bps to 0.29% in 2024, then soared by 100bps to 0.0% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APPN's Return on Invested Capital are 0.0% (Q4 2025), 0.07% (Q3 2025), and 0.09% (Q2 2025).