Conduent (CNDT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
Conduent's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -7.75% in Q2 2026, down 7.75 percentage points from 0.00% a year earlier and down 1.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Conduent (CNDT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Conduent came in at -7.85%, down 36.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -5.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 28.81% in FY2024 (+38.32 pp), -9.51% in FY2023 (-7.71 pp), -1.80% in FY2022 (-2.95 pp) and 1.14% in FY2021 (+3.58 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -57.79% (Q1 2025) and 6.23% (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.25 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 51.35 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 53.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CNDT's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -6.44% (Q1 2026), -8.35% (Q4 2025) and -8.19% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 156.49 Bn | 114.42 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 21.11% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.36 Bn | 88.45 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 28.17% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.13 Bn | 32.33 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.53 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 26.03% |
| 5 | APi | 18.33 Bn | 15.55 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 6.80% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.46 Bn | 14.45 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 18.91% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.43 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.84% |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.19 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 35.69% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 12.05 Bn | 5.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Conduent | 215.50 Mn | -765.50 Mn | 109.00 Mn | -6.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -6.42% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -57.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -42.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -33.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.17% |
Conduent Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CNDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CNDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();