Coinbase Global (COIN) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Coinbase Global (COIN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.53% for Q1 2026, down 1129.0% year-over-year from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and down 46.38% on a QoQ basis from 6.58% in Q4 2025.
Coinbase Global (COIN) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.53% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1129.0% year-over-year to 3.53% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.53% (down 1129.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.25%, down 1330.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 3.53% in Q1 2026 per COIN's latest filing, from 6.58% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.1% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 19.74% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.64% (2024), against an average of 2.6%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 16077 bps; it then jumped 1830 bps in 2024.
- Tracing COIN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 13.81% in 2022, then jumped by 98 bps to 0.25% in 2023, then soared by 729 bps to 1.55% in 2024, then soared by 324 bps to 6.58% in 2025, then plunged by 46 bps to 3.53% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest COIN Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 3.53% (Q1 2026), 6.58% (Q4 2025), and 12.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 12.95% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 16.61% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 29.45% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 9.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.53% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 44.72% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 28.43% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 8.05% |
| 10 | Factset Research Systems | 9.06 Bn | 8.78 Bn | 314.28 Mn | 20.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -13.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -13.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -19.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 66.02% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 175.87% |