Box (BOX) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Box (BOX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.68% for Q1 2026, down 1084.0% on a YoY basis from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and down 70.73% quarter-over-quarter from 9.15% in Q4 2025.
Box (BOX) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Box has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 2.68% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1084.0% year-over-year to 2.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 2.68% (down 1084.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 2.58%, down 1238.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.68%, down from 9.15% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 13.52% in Q1 2025, with the low at 1.16% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.57% across 5 years, with a median of 7.91% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1142 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 1084 bps.
- Box's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.91% in 2022, then sank by 48 bps to 4.1% in 2023, then surged by 211 bps to 12.74% in 2024, then retreated by 28 bps to 9.15% in 2025, then tumbled by 71 bps to 2.68% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.68% (Q1 2026), 9.15% (Q4 2025), and 8.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Box | 3.83 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 2.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.68% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.15% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 8.75% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 8.74% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 13.52% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 12.74% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 12.61% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.79% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 11.08% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 4.10% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 4.38% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.78% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.74% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 7.91% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 2.47% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.45% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -1.16% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -3.50% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -2.65% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -3.04% |