Corpay (CPAY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Corpay (CPAY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 19.08% for Q1 2026, up 94.0% on a YoY basis from 9.83% in Q1 2025, and down 16.0% quarter-over-quarter from 22.71% in Q4 2025.

Corpay (CPAY) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Corpay has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 19.08% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 94.0% year-over-year to 19.08%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.08% (up 94.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.29%, up 297.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 19.08%, down from 22.71% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 22.71% in Q4 2025, with the low at 2.24% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.17% across 5 years, with a median of 18.14% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1303 bps — and 2023, when it surged 1671 bps.
  • Corpay's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.24% in 2022, then soared by 747 bps to 18.94% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 19.66% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 22.71% in 2025, then declined by 16 bps to 19.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.08% (Q1 2026), 22.71% (Q4 2025), and 17.16% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 Corpay 24.14 Bn 18.16 Bn 1.11 Bn 19.08%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%