Box (BOX) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Box (BOX) posted Return on Capital Employed of 2.68% for Q1 2026, down 70.73% quarter-over-quarter from 9.15% in Q4 2025, and down 1084.0% year-on-year from 0.27% in Q1 2025.

Box (BOX) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Box (BOX) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 2.68% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.68%, down 1084.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 2.68% (down 1084.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 2.58%, down 1238.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.68% for Q1 2026 at Box, down from 9.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.52% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 1.16% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 6.57%, with a median of 7.91% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1142 bps in 2022 and sank 1084 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.91% in 2022, then plunged by 48 bps to 4.1% in 2023, then surged by 211 bps to 12.74% in 2024, then dropped by 28 bps to 9.15% in 2025, then slumped by 71 bps to 2.68% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 2.68% in Q1 2026, 9.15% in Q4 2025, and 8.75% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 9.73%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 4.34%
10 Box 384,439.99 -477.68 Mn 245.00 Mn 2.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%