Growth Metrics

Chegg (CHGG) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Chegg's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 57.68% in Q1 2026, up 10048.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter from 62.42% in Q4 2025.

Chegg has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 57.68% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 10048.0% year-over-year to 57.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 57.68% (up 10048.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.02%, up 6874.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 57.68%, up from 62.42% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 2.53% in Q1 2022, with the low at 180.9% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 52.15%, with a median of 5.43% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 17547 bps in 2024 and jumped 11847 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CHGG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.39% in 2022, then slumped by 1490 bps to 5.43% in 2023, then sank by 3232 bps to 180.9% in 2024, then surged by 65 bps to 62.42% in 2025, then rose 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 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 9.78%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 8.38%
10 Chegg 159.77 Mn 93.85 Mn 37.89 Mn -57.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Mar 31, 2021 2.84%
Dec 31, 2020 2.60%
Sep 30, 2020 1.37%
Jun 30, 2020 2.62%
Mar 31, 2020 1.59%
Dec 31, 2019 1.27%
Sep 30, 2019 0.61%
Jun 30, 2019 0.22%
Mar 31, 2019 -0.48%
Dec 31, 2018 -0.89%
Sep 30, 2018 -1.63%
Jun 30, 2018 -2.19%
Mar 31, 2018 -4.16%
Dec 31, 2017 -4.84%
Sep 30, 2017 -8.00%
Jun 30, 2017 -11.66%
Mar 31, 2017 -13.57%
Dec 31, 2016 -16.76%
Sep 30, 2016 -16.83%
Jun 30, 2016 -20.03%
Mar 31, 2016 -19.22%
Dec 31, 2015 -23.03%
Sep 30, 2015 -28.50%
Jun 30, 2015 -27.02%
Mar 31, 2015 -27.79%
Dec 31, 2014 -24.45%
Sep 30, 2014 -34.21%
Jun 30, 2014 -25.45%
Mar 31, 2014 -23.77%