Salesforce (CRM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.51% for Q1 2026, up 209.0% year-on-year from 4.05% in Q1 2025, and up 13.19% on a QoQ basis from 11.05% in Q4 2025.
Salesforce (CRM) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.51% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 209.0% year-over-year to 12.51%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 12.51% (up 209.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 11.82%, up 200.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 12.51%, up from 11.05% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.51% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.1% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.28% (2024), against an average of 6.05%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 176 bps; it then jumped 652 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.66% in 2022, then surged by 679 bps to 5.18% in 2023, then surged by 87 bps to 9.68% in 2024, then increased by 14 bps to 11.05% in 2025, then climbed by 13 bps to 12.51% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.51% (Q1 2026), 11.05% (Q4 2025), and 10.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | -0.48% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.51% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.05% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 10.57% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 10.41% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 9.68% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 9.04% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.43% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.28% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.18% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 3.75% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.91% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.48% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.66% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.10% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.29% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.79% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.26% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.86% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 1.89% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 1.01% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 0.49% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 0.16% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -0.13% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 0.79% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 1.51% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 2.16% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 2.58% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 3.07% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 3.35% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 4.22% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 4.40% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 4.69% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 2.15% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 0.70% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 0.17% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 0.74% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 1.15% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 1.81% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 1.76% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 1.85% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 0.87% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -0.09% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -0.90% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -2.58% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | -3.63% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -5.46% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -5.36% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -6.16% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -4.11% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -3.81% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -4.04% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -5.11% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -4.33% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -2.64% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -2.20% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | -2.28% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | -1.78% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 1.11% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 4.33% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 5.95% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 7.15% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 7.11% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 7.22% |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 10.08% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 12.12% |