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

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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%