Cae Inc (CAE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Cae's (CAE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.56% in Q1 2026, up 60.0% YoY from 5.35% in Q1 2025, and down 53.17% on a QoQ basis from 18.28% in Q4 2025.
Cae Inc (CAE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cae (CAE) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.56% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 60.0% year-over-year to 8.56% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.56% (up 60.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 7.0%, down 212.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 8.56% in Q1 2026, from 18.28% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.28% in Q4 2025 to a low of 2.47% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 6.88% and a median of 6.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 928 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2075 bps.
- Tracing CAE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.67% in 2022, then gained by 20 bps to 6.81% in 2023, then plunged by 136 bps to 2.47% in 2024, then jumped by 841 bps to 18.28% in 2025, then plunged by 53 bps to 8.56% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.56% (Q1 2026), 18.28% (Q4 2025), and 9.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.54% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.95% |