BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026)
BlackSky Technology (BKSY) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -12.09% in Q2 2026, up 5.28 percentage points from -17.37% a year earlier and up 4.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, BlackSky Technology reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -17.99%, up 2.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four straight years, with a five-year change of +7.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -20.78% in FY2024 (+6.99 pp), -27.77% in FY2023 (+7.85 pp), -35.62% in FY2022 (+30.29 pp) and -65.90% in FY2021 (-40.61 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.60 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 17.37 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 37.63 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -16.43% (Q1 2026), -14.47% (Q4 2025) and -16.60% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 255.42 Bn | 240.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.86% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 232.07 Bn | 212.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.66% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.35 Bn | 111.28 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 44.16% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 111.63 Bn | 98.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -25.24% |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.35 Bn | 72.99 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.43 Bn | 20.55 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.87 Bn | 23.97 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 3.21% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 31.65 Bn | 26.18 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.40% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.46 Bn | 19.93 Bn | 569.77 Mn | -0.47% |
| 10 | BlackSky Technology | 646.29 Mn | 25.65 Mn | 24.27 Mn | -12.09% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -16.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -17.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -19.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -34.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -35.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -40.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -51.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -52.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -42.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -33.03% |
API Access
BlackSky Technology Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BKSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BKSY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BKSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();