Conduent (CNDT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
Conduent (CNDT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -6.27% in Q2 2026, up 29.09 percentage points from -35.36% a year earlier but down 1.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Conduent (CNDT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Conduent reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -6.33%, down 33.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -3.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 27.10% in FY2024 (+35.95 pp), -8.85% in FY2023 (-7.35 pp), -1.49% in FY2022 (-2.45 pp) and 0.96% in FY2021 (+3.36 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -53.57% in Q1 2025 to 8.73% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 48.42 percentage points in Q1 2026, against a drop of 49.76 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -5.15% (Q1 2026), -6.80% (Q4 2025) and -9.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 156.49 Bn | 114.42 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 23.33% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.36 Bn | 88.45 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 34.24% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.13 Bn | 32.33 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 8.28% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.53 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 30.79% |
| 5 | APi | 18.33 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 8.90% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.46 Bn | 14.45 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 22.24% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.43 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 7.98% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.19 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 35.82% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 12.05 Bn | 5.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Conduent | 215.50 Mn | -765.50 Mn | 109.00 Mn | -5.91% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -5.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -35.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -53.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -39.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -35.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -23.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -9.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.99% |
Conduent Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CNDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CNDT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CNDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();