Chegg (CHGG) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Chegg (CHGG) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 57.68% in Q1 2026, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter from 62.42% in Q4 2025, and up 10048.0% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q1 2025.
Chegg (CHGG) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chegg's Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 57.68% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 10048.0% year-over-year to 57.68%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 57.68% (up 10048.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.02%, up 6874.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 57.68% for Q1 2026 at Chegg, up from 62.42% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.53% in Q1 2022 to a low of 180.9% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 52.15% across 5 years, with a median of 5.43% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 17547 bps in 2024, then surged 11847 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.39% in 2022, then tumbled by 1490 bps to 5.43% in 2023, then slumped by 3232 bps to 180.9% in 2024, then jumped by 65 bps to 62.42% in 2025, then increased by 8 bps to 57.68% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 57.68% (Q1 2026), 62.42% (Q4 2025), and 62.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 4.10% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 6.44% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 10 | Chegg | 124.02 Mn | 58.10 Mn | 37.89 Mn | -57.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -57.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -62.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -62.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -161.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -158.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -180.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -135.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -56.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.33% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.71% |