Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Bridgeline Digital's (BLIN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.13% in Q1 2026, down 1229.0% year-on-year from 1.52% in Q1 2025, and up 15.41% quarter-over-quarter from 20.25% in Q4 2025.

Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bridgeline Digital has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 17.13% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 17.13%, down 1229.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.13% (down 1229.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 23.15%, down 1961.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.13% for Q1 2026 at Bridgeline Digital, up from 20.25% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.83% in Q4 2024 to a low of 84.82% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.56% (2022), against an average of 25.83%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 7648 bps in 2024 and soared 7998 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Bridgeline Digital's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.94% in 2022, then tumbled by 908 bps to 79.98% in 2023, then surged by 96 bps to 2.83% in 2024, then sank by 615 bps to 20.25% in 2025, then grew by 15 bps to 17.13% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.13% (Q1 2026), 20.25% (Q4 2025), and 22.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Bridgeline Digital 13.15 Mn 11.78 Mn 2.52 Mn -17.13%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -17.13%
Dec 31, 2025 -20.25%
Sep 30, 2025 -22.57%
Jun 30, 2025 -7.34%
Mar 31, 2025 -4.84%
Dec 31, 2024 -2.83%
Sep 30, 2024 -3.81%
Jun 30, 2024 -84.74%
Mar 31, 2024 -84.82%
Dec 31, 2023 -79.98%
Sep 30, 2023 -58.19%
Jun 30, 2023 -9.76%
Mar 31, 2023 -8.34%
Dec 31, 2022 -7.94%
Sep 30, 2022 -8.01%
Jun 30, 2022 -8.97%
Mar 31, 2022 -9.56%
Dec 31, 2021 -6.68%
Sep 30, 2021 -4.70%
Jun 30, 2021 10.79%