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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 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
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% |