BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -19.75% in Q2 2026, up 27.39 percentage points from -47.14% a year earlier and up 6.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, BigBear.ai Holdings reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -49.33%, up 144.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of -15.33 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -193.71% in FY2024 (-163.33 pp), -30.38% in FY2023 (+13.21 pp), -43.59% in FY2022 (-9.59 pp) and -34.00% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.97 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 61.77 percentage points in Q4 2025, against a drop of 61.91 percentage points in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -26.67% (Q1 2026), -29.64% (Q4 2025) and -25.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 322.94 Bn | 308.02 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 272.46 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.66% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.11 Bn | 117.04 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 44.16% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 120.49 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -25.24% |
| 5 | Datadog | 99.24 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Okta | 35.54 Bn | 25.63 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.21% |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.30 Bn | 28.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.41 Bn | 18.53 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.12 Bn | -44.51 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -1.83% |
| 10 | BigBear.ai Holdings | 1.31 Bn | -98.93 Mn | 12.05 Mn | -19.75% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -19.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -29.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -25.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -47.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -91.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -43.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -41.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -55.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -38.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -46.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -77.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -64.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -88.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -71.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -35.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -29.90% |
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BigBear.ai Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BBAI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();