Bentley Systems (BSY) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Bentley Systems' (BSY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.76% in Q1 2026, up 172.0% year-on-year from 5.42% in Q1 2025, and up 3.75% on a QoQ basis from 14.22% in Q4 2025.

Bentley Systems (BSY) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bentley Systems (BSY) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.76% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 172.0% year-over-year to 14.76% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 14.76%, a 172.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.41%, down 1971.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.76%, up from 14.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BSY reached as high as 30.59% in Q1 2024 and fell as low as 4.65% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.75% across 5 years, with a median of 12.9% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 4581 bps in 2022 and surged 1503 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.38% in 2022, then grew by 22 bps to 28.57% in 2023, then tumbled by 59 bps to 11.69% in 2024, then increased by 22 bps to 14.22% in 2025, then grew by 4 bps to 14.76% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 14.76% in Q1 2026, 14.22% in Q4 2025, and 13.37% in Q3 2025.

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4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 12.81%
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 10.65%
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8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn -25.94%
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 17.43%
10 Bentley Systems 9.42 Bn 9.31 Bn 350.41 Mn 14.76%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.76%
Dec 31, 2025 14.22%
Sep 30, 2025 13.37%
Jun 30, 2025 12.90%
Mar 31, 2025 13.04%
Dec 31, 2024 11.69%
Sep 30, 2024 10.95%
Jun 30, 2024 11.25%
Mar 31, 2024 30.59%
Dec 31, 2023 28.57%
Sep 30, 2023 9.46%
Jun 30, 2023 8.73%
Mar 31, 2023 24.91%
Dec 31, 2022 23.38%
Sep 30, 2022 8.44%
Jun 30, 2022 4.65%
Mar 31, 2022 9.88%
Dec 31, 2021 14.93%
Sep 30, 2021 5.54%
Jun 30, 2021 10.09%