Core Scientific (CORZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Core Scientific's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -39.36% in Q2 2026, down 23.17 percentage points from -16.19% a year earlier but up 1047.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Core Scientific (CORZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Core Scientific came in at -21.73%, down 6.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of -36.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -14.81% in FY2024 (-18.11 pp), 3.30% in FY2023 (+150.16 pp), -146.86% in FY2022 (-161.48 pp) and 14.62% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -1087.06% (Q1 2026) and 12.26% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -126.52 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 366.61 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 1068.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CORZ's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -1087.06% (Q1 2026), -16.62% (Q4 2025) and -14.43% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 27.85% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.40% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -9.60% |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 5.75% |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -2.94% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.51% |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 10.69% |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 4.33% |
| 10 | Core Scientific | 5.26 Bn | 1.72 Bn | 70.04 Mn | -39.36% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -39.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1,087.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -14.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -16.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -151.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -179.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -357.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -229.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -408.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -54.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.26% |
Core Scientific 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=CORZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CORZ", "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=CORZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();