Block (BSQKZ) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Block recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.34% in Q1 2026, down 26.34% quarter-over-quarter from 5.89% in Q4 2025, and up 86.0% year-over-year from 2.33% in Q1 2025.
Block's Return on Capital Employed history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.34% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 86.0% year-over-year to 4.34%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.34% (up 86.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.15%, up 276.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.34% for Q1 2026 at Block, down from 5.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.89% in Q4 2025 to a low of 2.86% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.95% and a median of 0.11% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 628 bps in 2022 and jumped 435 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Block's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.86% in 2022, then jumped by 59 bps to 1.17% in 2023, then surged by 373 bps to 3.18% in 2024, then surged by 85 bps to 5.89% in 2025, then fell by 26 bps to 4.34% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 4.34%, 5.89%, and 4.43% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,425.08 Bn | 3,346.81 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Oracle | 712.03 Bn | 673.46 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 384.58 Bn | 376.66 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 208.80 Bn | 204.26 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 195.63 Bn | 192.58 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 108.69 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 95.27 Bn | 94.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 93.41 Bn | 93.30 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | CoreWeave | 65.84 Bn | 63.57 Bn | 2.01 Bn | -0.47% |
| 10 | Block | - | - | 2.91 Bn | 4.34% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.14% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.39% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -1.13% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -1.95% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.27% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.03% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.23% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -1.67% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -2.27% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.40% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -2.45% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -3.12% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -4.66% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -5.62% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -6.94% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -10.33% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -30.75% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -40.32% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -42.55% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -47.92% |