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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |