Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Bridgeline Digital's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -15.49% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 5.99 percentage points from -21.48% a year earlier and up 1.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Bridgeline Digital's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -23.15%, down 6.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -0.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -16.98% in FY2024 (+38.65 pp), -55.63% in FY2023 (-48.46 pp), -7.17% in FY2022 (+1.00 pp) and -8.17% in FY2021 (+14.34 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +29.04 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 65.19 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 76.48 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BLIN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -17.13% (Q2 2026), -20.25% (Q1 2026) and -22.57% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 453.55 Bn | 422.61 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 28.02% |
| 2 | Oracle | 430.98 Bn | 303.54 Bn | - | 9.81% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 256.23 Bn | 177.31 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 33.74% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 193.08 Bn | 148.96 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 10.68% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 138.94 Bn | 117.40 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.51 Bn | 84.63 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -46.62% |
| 7 | Intuit | 75.44 Bn | 54.79 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 21.09% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.79 Bn | 57.76 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 56.32 Bn | 49.31 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -68.70% |
| 10 | Bridgeline Digital | 10.21 Mn | 4.26 Mn | 2.53 Mn | -15.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -17.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -22.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -21.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -18.26% |
| 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% |
API Access
Bridgeline Digital Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BLIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BLIN", "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=BLIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();