Salesforce (CRM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Salesforce's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.01% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.43 percentage points from 9.44% a year earlier and down 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Salesforce (CRM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Salesforce's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.11%, up 0.46 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +7.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.66% in FY2025 (+2.59 pp), 6.07% in FY2024 (+5.60 pp), 0.47% in FY2023 (-0.44 pp) and 0.92% in FY2022 (-0.21 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2026.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.38 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 6.92 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 1.81 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CRM's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 9.31% (Q1 2027), 9.22% (Q4 2026) and 9.74% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - | 10.99% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 35.64% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -47.20% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 16.71% |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -27.59% |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 50.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | - | 2,275.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9.01% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 9.31% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 9.22% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.74% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 9.44% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 8.81% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 8.79% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 8.82% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8.07% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.70% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 6.13% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 4.31% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.73% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.78% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.47% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.46% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.11% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.31% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.76% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.08% |
API Access
Salesforce Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();