Corpay (CPAY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Corpay (CPAY) posted Return on Capital Employed of 19.08% for Q1 2026, down 16.0% on a QoQ basis from 22.71% in Q4 2025, and up 94.0% year-over-year from 9.83% in Q1 2025.
Corpay (CPAY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Corpay's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.08% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 94.0% year-over-year to 19.08% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.08% (up 94.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.29%, up 297.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 19.08% for Q1 2026 at Corpay, down from 22.71% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 22.71% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 4.46% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 14.6% and a median of 14.88% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1080 bps — and 2023, when it soared 990 bps.
- Corpay's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.46% in 2022, then surged by 222 bps to 14.36% in 2023, then jumped by 37 bps to 19.66% in 2024, then grew by 16 bps to 22.71% in 2025, then retreated by 16 bps to 19.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CPAY's Return on Capital Employed at 19.08% in Q1 2026, 22.71% in Q4 2025, and 17.16% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,925.10 Bn | 2,800.66 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,703.45 Bn | 2,703.45 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 54.07% |
| 3 | Oracle | 338.25 Bn | 306.36 Bn | - | 9.73% |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 334.86 Bn | 334.72 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 298.00 Bn | 289.97 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 222.15 Bn | 217.61 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 180.62 Bn | 177.52 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 8 | Fortinet | 108.49 Bn | 105.19 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.80 Bn | 92.86 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Corpay | 26.43 Bn | 20.15 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 19.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.79% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.48% |