Salesforce (CRM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce's Return on Equity [ROE] was 26.65% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 15.77 percentage points from 10.88% a year earlier and up 9.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Salesforce (CRM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Return on Equity [ROE] at Salesforce came in at 12.40%, up 2.14 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +1.59 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.26% in FY2025 (+3.25 pp), 7.01% in FY2024 (+6.65 pp), 0.36% in FY2023 (-2.54 pp) and 2.90% in FY2022 (-7.91 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for 13 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q2 2027 (a gain of 15.77 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 8.78 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CRM's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 17.21% (Q1 2027), 12.58% (Q4 2026) and 11.86% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 413.65 Bn | 378.59 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 34.75% |
| 2 | Oracle | 374.28 Bn | 246.84 Bn | - | 34.32% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 294.90 Bn | 222.88 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 18.52% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 186.99 Bn | 142.87 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 26.65% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.08 Bn | 106.87 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 81.37% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 113.02 Bn | 92.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 11.28% |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.72 Bn | 75.07 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 23.05% |
| 8 | Relx | 74.73 Bn | 73.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.35 Bn | 44.49 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -31.66% |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 52.16 Bn | 48.13 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 26.65% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 17.21% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.58% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.86% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 10.88% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 10.15% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 10.33% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 10.28% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 9.66% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.22% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.03% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 4.46% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.73% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.65% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.35% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.47% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.90% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.71% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.51% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 3.03% |
API Access
Salesforce Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "CRM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();