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

Bentley Systems (BSY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.76% for Q1 2026, up 172.0% year-over-year from 5.42% in Q1 2025, and up 3.75% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.76%, up 172.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.76% (up 172.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.41%, up 254.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 14.76% in Q1 2026 per BSY's latest filing, from 14.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.76% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 4.16% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 10.27% and a median of 10.27% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 1464 bps in 2022, then soared 470 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.43% in 2022, then increased by 11 bps to 9.35% in 2023, then advanced by 25 bps to 11.69% in 2024, then advanced by 22 bps to 14.22% in 2025, then gained by 4 bps to 14.76% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BSY's Return on Capital Employed at 14.76% in Q1 2026, 14.22% in Q4 2025, and 13.37% in Q3 2025.

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7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 12.32%
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -20.99%
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 51.24%
10 Bentley Systems 9.52 Bn 9.41 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 10.27%
Dec 31, 2023 9.35%
Sep 30, 2023 9.46%
Jun 30, 2023 8.73%
Mar 31, 2023 8.87%
Dec 31, 2022 8.43%
Sep 30, 2022 8.44%
Jun 30, 2022 4.65%
Mar 31, 2022 4.16%
Dec 31, 2021 4.82%
Sep 30, 2021 5.54%
Jun 30, 2021 10.09%