Corpay (CPAY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Corpay (CPAY) posted Return on Capital Employed of 19.08% for Q1 2026, down 16.0% quarter-over-quarter from 22.71% in Q4 2025, and up 94.0% year-on-year from 9.83% in Q1 2025.
Corpay (CPAY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Corpay (CPAY) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 19.08% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 19.08%, up 94.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.08% (up 94.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 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.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 22.71% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 2.24% in Q4 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 15.17%, with a median of 18.14% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1303 bps in 2022 and jumped 1671 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.24% in 2022, then soared by 747 bps to 18.94% in 2023, then gained by 4 bps to 19.66% in 2024, then increased by 16 bps to 22.71% in 2025, then decreased by 16 bps to 19.08% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 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 | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 9.73% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Corpay | 23.03 Bn | 17.06 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 | 20.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.79% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.48% |