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% on a QoQ basis from 14.22% in Q4 2025.
Bentley Systems (BSY) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.76% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 172.0% year-over-year to 14.76% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.76% (up 172.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.41%, up 254.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 14.76% in Q1 2026 per BSY's latest filing, from 14.22% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.76% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 4.16% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.27% (2024), against an average of 10.27%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1464 bps; it then jumped 470 bps in 2023.
- Tracing BSY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.43% in 2022, then climbed by 11 bps to 9.35% in 2023, then rose by 25 bps to 11.69% in 2024, then rose by 22 bps to 14.22% in 2025, then increased by 4 bps to 14.76% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BSY Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 14.76% (Q1 2026), 14.22% (Q4 2025), and 13.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Bentley Systems | 10.37 Bn | 10.26 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.80% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.36% |