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

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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%